It is reported that the Mannar Police have seized around 1200 sticks of water gel weighing 150 kilograms and 750 grams hidden in an abandoned house in the Uppukulama area in Mannar last night (20).
The police stated that the operation was launched in collaboration with the Mannar Police on a tip off received from the Mannar Army Intelligence.
Accordingly, three suspects were arrested along with a stock of 7990 sticks containing the explosives.
Security forces in Mannar suspect that the stock of water gel explosives may have been brought in and hidden for illegal fishing.















































