Hunt for foreign Tigers

23 July 2010 05:55 am

The defence ministry says intelligent agencies together with INTERPOL have launched a coordinated effort to bust the foreign based LTTE international terror network and arrest wanted LTTE terror sleuths.

According to the defence ministry intelligent agencies have already unearthed vital information into the remaining LTTE international terror activists engaged in human trafficking, arms smuggling and financial frauds bases in East Asia, Western Europe, Canada and Africa.

Defence official are monitoring the movements Sivarasa Pirundaban alias Achchudan alias Suresh, Bahitharan alias Bhavi, Narendran Rathnasabapathi alias Naren, Ganeshruban alias Ruban and Ponnaiah Anandarajah alias Aiyya alias Rajah and a few more LTTE activists who are connected to arms procurement, transshipping while poising as businessmen.

A recent recovery made by the Sri Lankan military intelligence at Visuamdu of highly classified documents and diary notes of Castro, a one time head of the LTTE's international wing has provided much light into the terror outfit overseas based operatives and clandestine funding agencies.

This includes a number of documents related to LTTE investments and transactions connected to LTTE shipping operations and business ventures overseas, the defence ministry said.

Information reveals that Ponniah Anandarajah alias Rajah alias Ayyah, operated as the head of the LTTE's international procurements while Anandarajah was reported to be the head of the LTTE's financial, procurement and shipping network since 2002/03.

Born in Jaffna, in 1972 Sivarasa Pirundaban alias Achchudan holds a French passport and is presently living a low profile life while being actively engaged in the LTTE's international terror network.

The authorities are in the process of investigating into involvements of his brothers who are presently residing in Far East and Canada- also engaged in LTTE' international terror network.

Meanwhile, Intel agencies are also in the verge of arresting Narendran operating from Europe, who is married to a Russian woman. Bhavidaran and Rooban are two more high profile LTTE terror activists running LTTE front offices in Indonesia.

In addition authorities are also investigating into millions of LTTE funds been invested into legal and illegal business ventures based on financial data recovered from Castro's hideout at Visuamadu.

It is expected that more red notices to be issued and further arrest to be made with the assistance of Interpol and concerned governments. (Daily Mirror online)