Police have recovered a cache of explosives and ammunition from a site in Middeniya Thalawa, Hambantota, where chemicals used for manufacturing crystal methamphetamine were previously discovered.
According to police, officers from the Western Province North Crimes Division, together with the Special Task Force (STF), unearthed five foreign-made hand grenades, 17 rounds of T-56 ammunition, and three 12-bore cartridges.
The explosives were found concealed in a freshly dug pit near a manioc cultivation on the property. Investigations are continuing to determine any possible links between the weapons and the earlier drug-related discoveries.
