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Weapons factory raided in Chilaw
Wednesday, 26 January 2005 - 1:17 A SL Time
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Wennapuwa Police yesterday uncovered an illegal weapons manufacturing plant in Waikkala and nabbed the principal suspect. Police also seized over 50 disassembled parts of pistols, equipment and machinery used for the manufacturing.
Chilaw SP Crimes, Roshan Fernando told the Daily news yesterday that the arms cache was raided last evening on a tip-off. Preliminary Police investigations had revealed that the suspect had been engaged in manufacturing weapons for nearly three years.
The suspects had told Police that several politicians and underworld gang members had approached him during previous elections for their requirements, SP said.
It was also revealed that the suspect had first dissembled weapons such as T56 and redesign the body into a pistol using machinery. The suspect had also been working on three miniature pistols at the time of his arrest. Police suspect that local pistols of this plant had been used in several contract killings in the area.
On directions of the Chilaw SSP Upali Ranasingha and Chilaw SP Crimes Roshan Fernando, Wennapuwa Police are investigating further to a scertain the links of the manufacturer.
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