Acting on a tip-off, officers from the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) yesterday (17) recovered a T-56 assault rifle and a magazine containing 20 T-56 live rounds hidden near a telephone pole next to a marsh land in Moronthuduwa.
Based on investigations made thus far, police believe that the weapon was the same one used to target a three-wheeler driver in Ahungalla on October 12, the Police Media Division stated.
The CCD and Moronthuduwa Police are conducting investigations to identify who had hidden the weapon at the location.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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