Police Log

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Man arrested with arms and ammo

Embilipitiya Police on Sunday evening arrested a suspect with a 16 bore shot gun, a foreign made hand grenade, 100 grams of C4 explosives, a detonator code wire, a bomb made in a white board marker pen and an illumination para in his possession at Walalgoda.

He was turned over to Panamura Police for legal action.

Meanwhile, Badulla Police on the same day arrested a suspect with a hand grenade and 2.950 of heroin in his possession while travelling in a lorry at Yakarawa in Badulla.

Another suspect was arrested with a 9 mm pistol and one kilogram of cannabis in his possession while travelling on a motorbike in Bulathsinhala by Police.

The Kalutara division crime investigation branch is investing.

Treasure hunters caught red handed

The STF and the Monaragala Special Artifacts Protection Unit arrested eight suspects while digging an archaeologically significant land on Kodayaya mountains, Newgala in Siyambalanduwa. Police seized implements used for digging. The suspects were remanded until March 1 on being produced before the Monaragala Magistrate Courts.

In Hambegamuwa, STF officers attached to Hambantota and Ampara carried a joint raid in the Udawalawa reserve and detected two acres of cannabis chenas. Police seized 31 kilograms of dried cannabis and three kilograms of cannabis seeds. Hambegamuwa Police are investigating.

Twenty seven hospitalized after bus collision

Twenty seven persons, including two drivers were hospitalized after two private buses collided head on, at Morathota junction on the Colombo -Badulla main road on Sunday. The injured, 13 men and 14 women were admitted to Balangoda, Pelmadulla, kahawatte and Ratnapura hospitals. Kahawatte Police are investigating.