Police say a box containing meat in the van was an attempt to mislead the dog

Inspector of Police (IP) at Medawachchiya police station Siripala Uswetti said they arrested the van as a police dog behaved “in an unusual manner” at the police checkpoint.

The kits were hidden in a special cage created under the chassis of the van, he said.

A claymore bomb, two remote controllers, two remote control circuits, four detonators and special laminated cards warning of explosives were also found by the police.

Police said they also found a box containing meat in the van in an attempt to mislead police dogs.

The driver of the van has been arrested but another suspect has run away after the officers stopped the van.