04 revolvers found in lorry with narcotics in Tangalle

September 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM

The Police have recovered 04 revolvers from the lorry from which approximately 200 kilos of narcotics were found in Tangalle today. 

According to Police Spokesman ASP F.U. Wootler, approximately 200 kilos of narcotics, consisting of ICE and heroin, were found in a lorry that had been parked near a house in Seenimodara in Tangalle. 

The Police had earlier recovered two bodies, presumed to have died under suspicious circumstances, from the house. 

The Police said an individual who had been hospitalised due to alleged poisoning had died while receiving treatment, after which his child revealed that he had been drinking with other individuals in a house in Seenimodara.

Upon inspection of the house, the Police had found two more bodies in the house, alongside a stock of narcotics. 

Preliminary investigations into the incident reveal that the stock of narcotics found near the bodies is suspected to be ICE. (Newswire)