Sri Lanka, March 9 -- Sri Lanka Police have recovered several illegal firearms from various areas of the island.

Based on a tip-off received, a raid was carried out by a team of officers from the Elpitiya Police Station in the Mandakanda area of the Elpitiya Police Division.

A suspect was arrested with a revolver-type firearm capable of firing T-56 ammunition and three rounds of T-56 ammunition. The arrested suspect is a 44-year-old resident of the Mandakanda area in Karandeniya.

Furthermore, based on another tip-off, a raid conducted in the Kolladeniya area of the Dambagalla Police Division by officers from the Dambagalla Police Station resulted in the arrest of a suspect with a locally manufactured firearm. The arrested suspect is a ...