Shots were fired during a police operation conducted by the Police Narcotics Bureau near D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha in Colombo to apprehend two individuals.

The police said that PNB officers, travelling on a three-wheeler, arrested two suspects who had arrived in a car to collect a suspicious package. 

The operation was carried out to apprehend individuals allegedly involved in drug trafficking.

No injuries were reported as a result of the gunfire.(DSB)