Arms cache found in Alanchipotha

Rafik JALALDEEN

Police on Wednesday unearthed a stock of arms and ammunition left behind by LTTE cadres in Alanchipotha, Welikanda.

Police spokesman SSP I.M. Karunaratna said acting on information a special team from Welikanda police launched a search operation and uncovered a haul of arms and ammunition in the Alanchipotha area at around 5.00am.

“The arms cache was buried by fleeing LTTE cadres inside a sanctuary located 15km away from Mahaweli river,” he added.

The police team unearthed four T56 assault rifles, parts of two T56 rifles, three 60mm mortar bombs, a 60mm mortar weapon, three 81mm mortar bombs, eight RPG bombs, two pressure mines, five drums used for the LMG weapon, two walkie talkies chargers, four parts of walkie talkies, a remote control device, a five-foot dead code wire, 170 of 12.7mm anti aircraft ammunition, 687 MPMG ammunition, 1,248 T56 ammunition and a claymore mine.