Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command together with officials of Trincomalee Police recovered a cache of explosives during a search conducted in the beach area of Erakkandi, Trincomalee yesterday.
During the search, the troops managed to find 14 non electric detonators, 03 water gel sticks, 04 chargers and a safety fuse of 1 1/2 feet. The stock of explosives was handed over to the Trincomalee Police for onward investigation.
Meanwhile, a group of naval personnel of the same naval area recovered a pressure mine of corrosive condition, during a search conducted in the general area of Kokilai in Pulmodai today. Having taken it safely to the naval base, SLNS Ranweli, the mine was defused.
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