Tamil Nadu coast on high alert owing to possible LTTE-drug syndicate threat

The central agency said that Pakistani smugglers are using LTTE networks to smuggle drugs and weapons into Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Chennai: A high alert was sounded on the Tamil Nadu coast after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) warned of a possible LTTE-drug syndicate being active in the region. Earlier, some Sri Lankan nationals were arrested with two of their associates from Kochi and Chennai. The Sri Lankans were intercepted along with consignments of Rs 3000 crores worth of drugs, 5 AK-47 and 1000 live rounds by Coast Guard during patrolling off Vizhinjam coast in the Arabian sea on March 18.