Vellawali Police arrested two individuals, including an Air Force personnel, in an Air Force Jeep assigned to the Presidential Secretariat, carrying a stock of explosive materials.
The suspects were arrested on Monday, the police said.
The Air Force personnel, 34, is attached to the Presidential Security Unit, and the other suspect is a 60-year-old man from Kelaniya.
During the investigation, it was revealed that the stock of explosive materials was brought with the intention of using it to explode a rock in search of treasure, the police said.
The suspects would be presented before the Kaluwanchikudy Magistrate’s Court, the police added.
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