Suspect arrested with a T-56 firearm and ammunition

Concurrent with the island-wide crime and drug prevention program of the Sri Lanka Police, which is being functioned as per the instructions of the Acting Inspector General of Police, a suspect with a pistol was arrested by the Wellampitiya Police Station on 11.01.2025, and further investigations were conducted having detained him under a detention order.

Based on the information uncovered during the said investigation, another suspect, in possession of a T-56 firearm, a magazine and 18 live bullets, was arrested from Welikanda area on 14.01.2025 by a team of officers of the Organised Crime Investigation Unit of the Colombo Crime Division.

Further investigations regarding the above suspect are being conducted by the Colombo Crime Division, having obtained a 90-day detention order, and based on the information extracted from him, it was revealed that another T-56 firearm had been sold for Rs. 200,000.

Based on the information uncovered, a team of officers of the Organized Crime Investigation Unit of the Colombo Crime Division went to the Welioya area today, 18.01.2025, and arrested a suspect with a T-56 firearm, a magazine and 11 live bullets.

The arrested suspect is a 47-year-old resident of the Kalingawila area in Welikanda, who runs a shop.

The Colombo Crime Division is conducting further investigations into whether this firearm has been used for other crimes.