A group of individuals about to commit a grave crime were arrested in Wattumulla, Gampaha along with 02 automatic firearms and 118 bullets

A team of officers of the Police Special Task Force Headquarters was able to arrest six individuals staying in a house in Wathumulla, Gampaha, who were in possession of 02 T-56 firearms, 118 T-56 bullets and 03 magazines, along with a car, a van and a three-wheeler parked there on 19.04.2025.

The raid was conducted based on a tip-off, and two more individuals have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in a crime based on a piece of information revealed by the arrested suspects.

Furthermore, a suspect who was trying to maintain coordination between them was arrested on the same day along with 04 mobile phones by the officers of the Police Special Task Force Kurunegala.

Out of these nine suspects, eight individuals are 22, 24, 25, and 26-year-olds.Only one suspect is 57 years old. Four of them are individuals who have joined and left military service.

All of them have been produced to the Colombo Crimes Division, and according to the information revealed there, they were planning to shoot and kill a person as per the directions of a criminal gang member living abroad.

Further investigations will be carried out by the Colombo Crimes Division after detaining these suspects.