Arms dumped at Mahagastota checkpoint

By Shelton Hettiarachchi

Twelve suspects were apprehended by the Nuwara Eliya police after ammunition and several explosive items were found near a Mahagastota police checkpoint yesterday.

A civilian in the area had discovered a cache of seven detonators, a hand grenade along with two T-56 Magazines with 30 bullets at around 8.00 a.m. yesterday and informed the Nuwara Eliya police.

Arms dumped in the vicinity of the Mahagastota checkpoint

Twelve persons who were traced by police dogs were taken in by the police for questioning. The police suspect that the items to be used for terrorist activities were dumped on seeing the checkpoint. Several vehicles in the vicinity of the discovery are being held for investigation by the Nuwara Eliya police.