The Maharagama Police recovered a hand grenade, live ammunition used for T56 and pistols hidden under a makeshift stall on the Dehiwala-Maharagama road on Monday(27), police said.
Following a tip-off from an anonymous telephone informant a police mobile patrol examined the makeshift stall and found the ‘mini-armoury’, police sources said. During interrogation, the stall owner who was arrested told police that he was totally unaware of the concealed arms.