Two youths arrested with grenade and firearm

Two youths arrested with grenade and firearm

February 18, 2017   11:08 am

By Ada Derana Staff

Two suspects have been arrested for the possession of a hand grenade and a firearm in the Divithurawatta area in Elpitiya. 

The suspects, 21-year-old and a 24-year-old, were arrested following investigations carried out into a murder in the Elpitiya area. 

A grenade manufactured in a foreign country and a locally manufacture 9mm pistol were taken into custody. 

The suspects and weapons are to be produced before the Elpitiya Magistrate’s Court today (18).

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