Sri Lanka, June 30 -- A lorry carrying 156.07 grams of C4-type high explosives was intercepted and seized by officers from the Habarana, Hatares Kotuwa Police Station last afternoon (29).

The suspicious vehicle was stopped at the Hatares Kotuwa Police Station on the Habarana-Trincomalee main road.

During inspection, police discovered the gunpowder, identified as C4 high explosives, illegally transported under the dashboard near the driver's seat.

The lorry was travelling from Labuduwa in Galle to Kantale.

The 59-year-old driver was arrested and claimed to police that he was unaware of the explosives in his vehicle, suggesting someone else must have hidden them.

The arrested suspect and the seized lorry are scheduled to be produced be...