Three suspects arrested with a foreign-manufactured revolver and six Bullets following a shootout

According to information received, officers attached to the Colombo North Divisional Criminal Investigation Bureau have arrested two suspects within the Mattakkuliya Police Division in possession of a foreign-manufactured revolver, six (06) live rounds of ammunition, approximately 36g of the narcotic substance known as Ice, and a motorcycle.

Further investigations have revealed that the suspects were allegedly making preparations to carry out a shooting targeting an individual in the Mahawatta area of the Grandpass Police Division, acting under the instructions of two organized criminal figures currently residing overseas.

Earlier, on the night of 09.01.2026, another suspect was apprehended in possession of approximately 5g and 800 milligrams of the drug Ice (approximately 5.8g) along with a three-wheeler suspected to have been used for the transportation of narcotics. Information uncovered during subsequent investigations led to the identification and arrest of the above two suspects.

The three suspects, aged 32, 34, and 35, are residents of Mattakkuliya, Horana, Wanawasala, and Kelaniya.

Further investigations into the suspects and the recovered firearm are being carried out by the Colombo North Divisional Criminal Investigation Bureau under detention orders obtained from the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court on 10.01.2026.