Police Recover Over 200 T-56 Magazines From Reservoir

COLOMBO (News 1st); Police have recovered another large cache of empty weapon magazines from the Veheragala Reservoir, continuing a major search operation launched yesterday based on military intelligence.

According to police, the latest discovery includes:

214 empty T-56 magazines
38 LMG drum magazines
11 MPMG 200-round magazines
9 MPMG 100-round magazines
6 T-81 magazines
One 100-round drum for 12.7mm anti-aircraft guns

The search operation, which began yesterday afternoon with the assistance of divers, was initiated following information provided by an Army Intelligence officer.

Police have launched an investigation to identify those responsible for dumping the magazines into the reservoir. 

The case will be reported to the Wellawaya Magistrate’s Court, according to a statement from the Police Media Division.