Sri Lankan vessel seized off Lakshadweep | LTTE involved in arms, drugs smuggling, says NIA
The Hindu
Two Tamil Nadu natives who were arrested in connection with the seizure of drugs, were the members of the proscribed terrorist organisation., the NIA submitted before the special court
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was involved in the smuggling of arms, ammunition and drugs, which were seized from a Sri Lankan fishing vessel off Lakshadweep last year, according to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Two Tamil Nadu natives — Suresh Raj and Soundarajan — who were arrested in connection with the seizure of drugs, were the members of the proscribed terrorist organisation. The duo were working secretly for furthering the activities of the LTTE under the supervision of leaders of the organisaiton in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka and other foreign countries. The digital evidence collected from the accused has proved these facts, the agency submitted before the NIA Special Court in Kochi.
The Coast Guard had intercepted the Sri Lankan fishing vessel Ravihansi at Arabian Sea on March 18, last year and seized huge quantities of narcotic drugs, five AK-47 rifles and 1,000 pieces of 9mm ammunition from them. The agency had also arrested six Sri Lankan nationals. The case was later taken over by the NIA.
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