Former Minister and leader of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) Douglas Devenanada was arrested by the Criminal investigation Department (CID) today.
The arrest was made over an investigation based on a statement made by a criminal.
A licensed pistol which had been issued to the former Minister by the army in 2001 had been recovered in a forested area in Weliweriya area, based on a statement by an organized criminal who revealed the location where it was hidden in 2019.
The police said that the former minister is due to be produced in the magistrate court tomorrow.
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