Man who used toy pistol to threaten persons with death arrested

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A 39 year old who threatened persons with death using a toy pistol, was arrested in Wattala, the Special Task Force (STF) said today.

The man had arrived in a Toyota Land Cruiser car attached with fake number plates and threatened presons with death on Thurday.

The STF had investigated the scene, through CCTV cameras placed in a nearby shop, and had conducted a raid in Lansiyawatta, Wattala, where they arrested the suspect.

The Ja-Ela resident arrested was in possession of a fake pistol, a red Toyota Land Cruiser, a fake number plate.

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