Weapons containers found

Police detained a Sri Lankan registered ship with containers laden with weapons at the Galle Harbour today, following a complaint received by the Police.

Police said the weapons were found onboard ‘Mahanuwara Naukawa,” in which some 3,000 weapons were stored in twelve containers. They said among them were 84 T56 weapons and other semi and automatic firearms. Citing initial investigations, they said the ship had been chartered by Avant Garde Maritime Services (Pvt) Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Avant Garde Security Services (Pvt) that maintains a floating armoury off Sri Lanka.