The Police have arrested another suspect with weapons in connection with the attempted shooting targeting a hotel in Midigama on November 19. 

The Western Province North Crime Division foiled a shooting attempt and arrested an individual with a T-56 firearm while waiting in a house in the Kapuwatte area.

At the time, it was reported that the suspect had been with two other individuals, who had fled the area during the arrest. 

Investigations by the Weligama Police led to the arrest of one suspect while hiding in the Ibbawala area yesterday.

The suspect, a 38-year-old resident of Midigama, was arrested with over 02 grams of heroin.

Interrogations of the suspect have led to the recovery of a revolver, 06 bullets, a T-56 magazine, 14 T-56 bullets, and an internationally manufactured hand grenade from a forest area in Kapuwatte, Midigama. 

The arrested suspect is due to be produced before the Matara Magistrate’s Court today. (Newswire)

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Police say that the suspect arrested over a shooting attempt on a hotel in Midigama has been identified as a contract killer for an organized criminal currently residing overseas.

According to the Police, the suspect was arrested while waiting at a house in the Kapuwatte area, along with two others, to carry out a murder. 

Preliminary investigations reveal that the suspect, a 35-year-old male from Danketiya, Tangalle, is an individual who had resigned from the Military. 

His arrest comes after a team of officers from the Western Province North Crime Division conducted a raid in Midigama, arresting him along with a T-56 firearm.

Based on information revealed during the interrogation of the suspect, a further search was conducted, leading to the discovery of the following items:

• 21.75g of ‘ICE’ narcotics
• 01 T-56 magazine
• 30 T-56 bullets
• 01 internationally manufactured hand grenade
• 01 motorcycle prepared for committing the crime
• 02 helmets
• 01 mobile phone

A 07-day remand order was issued for further investigations after the suspect was produced before the Matara Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

The Weligama and Matara Police are conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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Sri Lanka Police have arrested a man suspected of attempting to carry out a shooting targeting a hotel in the Midigama area.

According to the Police, a 35-year-old man from Tangalle was arrested in the Kapuwatte area in connection with the incident. 

The Police have also seized a T-56 firearm and a motorcycle from his possession.

The Police suspect that the man may have arrived at the hotel located near the Midigama Junction to carry out a shooting, but the attempt was foiled.

The Midigama Police is conducting further investigations into the incident. (Newswire)

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Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a house in the Pathegama area in Midigama early this morning (17 Mar).

According to the Police, no casualties had been reported in the shooting incident.

They further said that the bullets had struck the front wall and a window of the house.

The cause of the shooting is yet to be ascertained and the suspects have not been identified. 

The Midigama Police is conducting investigations. (Newswire)

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The Police have arrested eight suspects, including the chief suspect, involved in the shooting reported in the Goviyapana area in Midigama on 19 September, in which one person was killed and two others were injured. 

The suspects were arrested in the Ahangama and Midigama areas yesterday by officials from the Crimes Investigation Unit of the Matara Division. 

The suspects include the gunmen who had used a motorcycle and a pistol to carry out the shooting, one person who had taken custody of the weapon and five bullets, and five men and a woman who had aided the shooting. 

The three-wheeler used to transport the weapon following the shooting has also been taken into Police custody.

The suspects are aged between 20 and 42 years and are residents of the Ahangama, Weligama, and Wellawaya areas.

During the arrest, the Police found Rs. 1,542,000 from the suspect who was in possession of the weapon, with the Police suspecting the money may have been used for drug trafficking.

Preliminary investigations have found that the suspect was a close associate of an individual involved in organized crimes and drug peddling, currently residing overseas. 

The Crimes Investigation Unit of the Matara Division is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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The 38-year-old owner of a fish shop was reported dead after being shot by two unknown gunmen on a motorcycle in the Goviyaapana area in Midigama, Matara early this morning.

The Police said the gunmen had opened fire at the man while at his fish shop, during which two other customers had also sustained injuries.

The fish shop owner and the two customers had been admitted to the Karapitiya Hospital with injuries, after which the former had succumbed to injuries. 

Preliminary investigations reveal that the shooting had been orchestrated by an organized criminal residing overseas. 

The Midigama Police has launched investigations to apprehend the suspects wanted in connection to the shooting. (Newswire)

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A 32-year-old individual has died while receiving treatment at the Matara Hospital for gunshot injuries. 

The Police stated that a group that had arrived in a car had opened fire at the victim in the Gurubebila area in Midigama last evening (29).

The suspects had fled the area after the shooting, while the victim had been admitted to the Matara Hospital with serious injuries.

However, the victim, who is a resident of Midigama, succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment in the hospital today (30). 

The Midigama Police has launched investigations to apprehend the suspects involved in the shooting. (NewsWire)

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