Comm. officials verify arms, ammo stocks

By Skandha Gunasekara and Niranjala Ariyawansha-2015-10-29 

Officials of the Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry on Massive Fraud and Corruption yesterday inspected the Avant Garde vessel which is anchored in the Galle Harbour.

Secretary to the Commission Lacille de Silva told Ceylon Today that five officials had been dispatched to Galle to inspect the......Avant Garde and to take a physical count of the stock of weapons stored within. De Silva added that the officials would remain in Galle till the end of today until completion of the mission.

The vessel was initially detained by the Navy on 6 October when it attempted to enter Galle Harbour.
At the time of the detention, a total of 33 individuals were aboard the ship. Five of them were foreign nationals.
It was suspected at the time that there were 800 rifles (T-56, T-84s) and 200,000 bullets on board.