Weapons found buried near Wellawaya Commando Training Camp

Weapons found buried near Wellawaya Commando Training Camp

May 13, 2019   12:04 pm

A stock of firearms and ammunition have been found buried at a land plot in Kuda Oya in Wellawaya, stated the Army Media Spokesperson.

Accordingly, 2 Repeater firearms, 2 shotguns, a locally produced pistol, 342 T-65 bullets, 75 MI-16 type ammunition, and 593 bullets have been found by the Police.

According to Army Media Spokesperson Brigadier Sumith Athapattu stated that these were found at a mission conducted this morning (13) based on a tip-off received by them.

The land where the weapons were found in is located near the road towards the Commando Training Camp in Kuda Oya, Uva.

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