Suspect arrested with firearm

A 47-year-old suspect who had attempted to sell a foreign-made 12-gauge firearm for Rs. 10,000, was apprehended along with the weapon by officers attached to the Tangalle Police Organised Crime Unit with the use of a decoy, during the wee hours of July 19.

The suspect, identified as a resident of Gaminipura in Kataragama, was later handed over to Kataragama Police for further action, Tangalle SP Laksiri Geethal said.