Police officers of the Peliyagoda West, Northern Crime Division yesterday arrested a suspect with a gun identical to a pen.
The police officers arrested him on a tip off received by Northern Division Crime Division OIC Jayantha Dahanaka on Monday (24).
The suspect had erased the manufacture date and the country of origin. It may have been sent from another country and the ammunition needed for it is not available here, police said.
The suspect is a resident of Heenatiyana, Minuwangoda. Police found the weapon in his trouser pocket. The suspect was to be produced before the Minuwangoda Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Investigations are continuing.
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