Two youths arrested with firearm

Two youths arrested with firearm

July 19, 2014   03:28 pm

Two youths were arrested while transporting a firearm using a three-wheeler in the Bangalawa Junction area in Panwila, police said.

The suspects, including the three-wheeler driver, were nabbed by Panwila Police officers, who were searching vehicles at a checkpoint, after a 12-Bore gun and 4 bullets were found inside the vehicle.

The suspects, a 23-year-old and a 24-year-old from Panwila, are to be produced at the Theldeniya Magistrate’s Court today.


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