15 July 2019 09:19 pm
A father and his two sons were arrested for keeping 290 electric detonators in a house in Hedigama in Piliyandala this evening, the Police Media Spokesperson, SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.
He said the electric detonators were found during a search operation carried out by the Sri Lanka Army and the police following a tip-off.
During the raid, a person who had brought the electric detonators to the house was also arrested. Piliyandala police are conducting further investigations.