Police seize firearms, ammunition and grenades from cinema hall

The owner of a cinema hall was arrested with several firearms, live ammunition and hand grenades following a search conducted by officers of the Colombo District Crime Division in the Hanwella Road area within the Kirindiwela Police Division on October 17.

The search was carried out based on information received by the officers.

The items seized included two foreign-made pistols, one revolver, one foreign-made repeater firearm, one foreign-made 12-bore firearm, 398 rounds of 12-bore live ammunition, 35 rounds of 16-bore live ammunition, 278 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 49 rounds of .32-calibre ammunition, 3,083 rounds of .22-calibre ammunition and two live hand grenades.

The suspect, aged 38, is a resident of the Millathe area.

The Colombo District Crime Division is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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