Navy recovered largest stock of LTTE Pistol Ammunition

Naval troops attached to the SLNS Gotabhaya of the Eastern Naval Command on information received recovered a haul of pistol ammunition buried at Vellamulli-Vaikkal area in Mullaithivu with the assistance of 681 Brigade of Sri Lanka Army on 09th May 2014. This is the largest stock of LTTE pistol ammunition ever to be recovered by the security forces.

The recovered items are as follows:

  1. 9 x 19 mm KOPP ammunition           -    120,000
  2. SG 12 Bore ammunition                     -          2750
  3. 357 Magnum (Blazer) ammunition   -          5600