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Police have seized 123 live rounds of ammunition from a bag found in the overhead rack where passengers place their bags.
Accordingly, the stock of live ammunition was found in a small metal box inside a bag placed on the overhead rack.
Based on a tip-off received by the Bandarawela Police Station, a bus traveling from Colombo to Badulla was inspected near the Bandarawela bus stand in the Bandarawela Police Division last afternoon (22).
As a result, the 123 live rounds of ammunition were discovered, but no suspects were identified.
The ammunition included 113 rounds of pistol ammunition, 9 rounds of T-56 ammunition, and one round of T-56 LMG ammunition.
Bandarawela Police is conducting further investigations to arrest the suspect.
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