Man arrested with firearms, grenades and nearly 4,000 rounds of ammunition
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A 38-year-old suspect was arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) after a cache of firearms, live hand grenades and a large quantity of ammunition was discovered inside a cinema in the Kirindiwela–Hanwella Road area.Police said the weapons recovered from the cinema included two pistols, a revolver, a repeater-type firearm, two live hand grenades and nearly 4,000 rounds of live ammunition.The Colombo Crimes Division is conducting further investigations into the suspect and the background of the organised stockpile of firearms.
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