The Criminal Investigation Department has recovered a foreign-manufactured pistol and a large cache of ammunition following information obtained from a detained organized crime suspect, ‘Kehelbaddara Padme’, police said.
‘Kehelbaddara Padme’, who was brought to Sri Lanka from Indonesia, is currently being held under a detention order for further investigations.
During questioning by officers of the CID’s Commercial Crimes Investigation Division, the suspect revealed that a firearm and other property belonging to him had been concealed in Sri Lanka by another organized criminal currently overseas.
Acting on the information, CID officers, with assistance from the Special Task Force Kelaniya Camp, searched a temporary structure located on an access road between Ederamulla and the Colombo–Kandy main road.
Police recovered a foreign-made pistol, two T-56 ammunition magazines and 267 rounds of T-56 live ammunition. Further investigations are ongoing. (Newswire)
