Police arrest suspect with T-56 ammunition in Minuwangoda
Posted by Editor on October 25, 2025 - 8:11 am
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Police arrested a 53-year-old suspect and recovered eight live T-56 ammunition rounds and fifteen training rounds during a search operation conducted on the evening of October 24, 2025, in the Ambagahawatta area under the Minuwangoda Police Division.
Following a tip-off, officers from the Gampaha Divisional Criminal Investigation Bureau carried out the raid.
The suspect, a resident of Ambagahawatta in Minuwangoda, was handed over to the Minuwangoda Police Station.
Further investigations are being carried out by the Minuwangoda Police.
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