It is reported that two suspects along with 58 sticks of commercial explosives called water gel and 100 detonators were taken into custody by the Navy near the Trincomalee bus station.
While the explosives were being transported in a three-wheeler to be sold illegally, the police and the army found this stock of explosives during a special operation in the area yesterday (18).
The Navy believes that these may have been taken for illegal fishing activities using explosives and the arrested suspects are 33 and 34 years old residents of Nilaveli and Trincomalee.
The army has announced that it will be handed over to the Trincomalee Police for further legal proceedings