Ex-SLAF pilot arrested with pistol at BIA

A former pilot of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) traveling to Dubai, was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning for carrying an unregistered pistol with a bullet, Police said.

Officers said the 50-year-old pilot, a resident of Rajagiriya, was currently working at a domestic airline in Kenya.

The pistol was detected in the pilot’s luggage by authorities when it was being scanned by security.   

Negombo Police are conducting investigations. The suspect is to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court soon. (Darshana Sanjeewa)

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