According to the information received by the Karuwalagaswewa police, it is reported that a civil defense soldier was arrested yesterday (12) who was in possession of a foreign 12 bore firearm and a rubber bullet used for it.
It is stated that this firearm was legally issued to a resident of Tabbowa – No. 5 area, and the suspect is attached to the Karuwalagaswewa headquarters of the Civil Defense Force, and he was deployed for the duty of guarding the elephant fence.
The concerned suspect is a 39-year-old resident of Tabboa – Thevanuruwa area.
But the reason why the suspect was in possession of a foreign firearm has not yet been revealed and further investigations are being carried out by the Karuvalagaswewa Police.