Police recover T-56 firearm after questioning ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’
September 17, 2023 09:26 am
Police have recovered a T-56 assault rifle through information provided by notorious underworld figure and drug trafficker Sanjeewa Kumara alias ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ during his interrogations, the police said.
Accordingly, it has been uncovered that the firearm in question has been used in several crimes which took place in the Gampaha area, according to police.
Further investigations regarding the arrested underworld figure are being carried out under the supervision of the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) In-Charge of the Western Province, Rohan Premaratne, while the suspect has been referred to the Weeragula Police Station, since most of the crimes said to have been committed by him were reported from the Gampaha District.
Notorious criminal ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ was arrested by officers of the Department of Immigration and Emigration at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake, upon his arrival from Nepal on Wednesday (13 Sep.), while the police had been granted a 90-day detention order under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to question the underworld figure.
He reportedly had a forged passport in his possession at the time of the arrest, along with personal details of a female believed to be a resident of the Dematagoda area, police revealed.
‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’, who is believed to have illegally entered India by boat, had reportedly later fled to Nepal, and subsequently returned to Sri Lanka upon the issuance of an Interpol ‘Red Warrant’ for his arrest.
