Three deadly firearms seized in the last three days

T-56 firearm I – Grandpass Police –

A team of officers from the Grandpass Police, acting on a tip-off, found a T-56 firearm and 27 rounds of ammunition in a bag in an empty area in the Joseph Street area of the Grandpass Police Division on the night of 24.12.2025. During the investigation, the suspect who brought the bag to the location was arrested.

The suspect, a resident of Colombo 14, is 67 years old.

T-56 Type Firearm II – Ragama Police –

A team of officers from the Ragama Police, who inspected a car parked in a deserted area in the Pahalwatta area of the Ragama Police on the night of 23.12.2025, found a T-56 type firearm and two magazines containing 44 rounds of ammunition inside the car.

An investigation is underway by the Ragama Police to find the suspects who abandoned the car with the weapon and ammunition.

Pistol Weapon – Western Province North Crime Division –

According to information provided by officers of the Western Province Gampaha Intelligence Unit, the Western Province North Crime Division has recovered a 9 mm automatic firearm with a hidden magazine, manufactured in a foreign country, in the Weerasinghe Mawatha area of the Piliyandala Police Division on the night of 24.12.2025.

Further investigations are underway by the Western Province North Crime Division regarding who brought the weapon to the location.