The Mount Lavinia Crime Investigation Division has arrested four gang members linked to two notorious underworld figures currently hiding overseas and recovered three firearms believed to have been used in several serious crimes, including murders, police said.

The firearms are suspected to belong to organised criminals Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Avishka Heshan, alias Bodhiyawatte Avishka, and Adhikarige Samantha Perera, known as Chuva Samantha.

During the operation, police also seized a quantity of narcotics found in the suspects’ possession.

Those arrested include individuals who had supplied weapons, provided accommodation and motorcycles for criminal activities, as well as a suspect responsible for safeguarding the firearms, according to police.

The haul included three foreign-manufactured point three eight calibre revolver-type firearms, six rounds of nine millimetre ammunition, six rounds of point three eight ammunition, 50 grams of heroin with an estimated street value of Rs. 1.5 million, 55 grams of crystal methamphetamine (‘Ice’) valued at about Rs. 800,000, and three smartphones.

Investigations have revealed that one of the recovered firearms was used in the shooting of a 16-year-old girl in the Bodhiyawatte area of Kohuwala on 30 December, 2025.

The suspects were arrested while staying at houses located along Kalubowila Hospital Road, Saranankara Road, Kalubowila Kevumwatta and in the Bodhiyawatte area within the Kohuwala Police Division.

Police said the recovered firearms had been used in a number of criminal acts, including murders committed across the Dehiwala, Kohuwala and Mount Lavinia police divisions.

The suspects have been handed over to Kohuwala Police for further investigations.