A suspect who was in possession of a locally manufactured12-gauge gun was arrested with two-gauge bullets, 70 T-56 live ammunition and 28 bullets yesterday during a raid carried out by the officials of Morawaka Police Station following a tip-off, police said.
The suspect was identified as a 31-year-old resident of Meegahawatta, Morawaka area. The suspect has been remanded till March13 after being produced before Morawaka Magistrate Court yesterday. Further investigations are underway by the Morawaka Police.
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A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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