Firearm recovered from abandoned land in Warakagoda

April 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM

The Warakagoda Police have found a UZI 9mm firearm with a magazine on an abandoned land in the Katuhena, Nahalla area in Balikanda, Warakagoda.

According to the Police, the weapon was recovered based on a tip-off received by a Police officer attached to the Thebuwana Police Station from an informant. 

Stating that the land is currently unoccupied, the Police said it was found concealed in a polythene sack.

The Warakagoda Police is conducting investigations. (Newswire)