Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka

Soysapura shooting incident : Driver nabbed

June 15, 2020

Another suspect believed to be the driver of the vehicle which was used for Soysapura shooting was nabbed with a three-wheeler at Buttala yesterday (14).

The suspect (32) who is a resident in Moratuwa had used the three-wheeler to transport the firearm from Buttala to the location it was kept concealed.

During the police investigations, a T56 with two rounds and a hand grenade were recovered from a house in Moratuwa.

Mount Lavinia Police is conducting further investigations.