By Supun Dias and Romesh MadusankaThe security forces yesterday located an LTTE underground armory in Mullaitivu and recovered a large stock of weapons and explosives.
The weapons included 49 shells used in Rocket Propelled Grenade Launchers, 10 Claymore mines, a 15 Kg pressure mine and 16 T-56 assault rifles as well as weapons locally manufactured at LTTE weapons factories.
Vavuniya District Special Crime Investigations Unit -- under the directions of Northern Province DIG Nimal Lewke, Vanni Western Division DIG Ravi Wijegunawardena and Vavuniya DIG Willy Abenayake -- discovered the cache of arms on information provided by LTTE cadres who are in police custody.
Meanwhile the Special Task Force is conducting search and clear operations in the area following information gathered from the public and provided by the State Intelligence Service (SIS).