Yesterday evening (11) it is reported that 7 suspects were arrested along with excavation equipment and offerings in a raid conducted according to information received by the Uhana Police Station that they were digging for antiquities in the Warankatagoda area of the Uhana Police Domain.
It is stated that the arrested persons are residents of Warankatagoda and Opanayake areas aged between 18 and 34 years and they are to be produced before the Ampara Magistrate’s Court today (12).
Uhana Police are conducting further investigations regarding the incident.