Gampaha, Oct 18 (Daily Mirror) - A 38-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered several firearms, thousands of rounds of live ammunition and two hand grenades hidden inside a cinema hall in Kirindiwela.
The arrest was made yesterday evening (17) during a search conducted by officers of the Colombo District Crimes Division following a tip-off.
The cinema, located along Hanwella Road within the Kirindiwela Police Division, was searched, leading to the discovery of the weapons and ammunition. The suspect is a resident of Millatha.
The items seized included two foreign-manufactured pistols, a revolver, a foreign-manufactured repeater rifle and a foreign-manufactured 12-bore shotgun.
Police also recovered 398 rounds of 12-bore live ammunition, 278 rounds of 16-bore live ammunition, 49 rounds of .32-calibre live ammunition and 3,083 additional rounds of .32-calibre ammunition.
Two live hand grenades were also found at the premises.
The Colombo District Crimes Division is conducting further investigations into the incident.