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Excavations to retrieve gold suspected to be buried by LTTE begins in Mullaitivu

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The excavations at Puthukudiirippu in Mullaitivu to retrieve gold suspected to be buried by the LTTE during the war commenced yesterday as per a court order.

However, the excavations had to be postponed until today due to inclement weather and technical faults, police said.

The excavations commenced yesterday at a coconut estate in the Sudanthirapuram area with the assistance of the Police and the STF under the supervision of Mullaitivu Magistrate.

Investigations were launched to retrieve gold following a tip-off received by the Puthukudiirippu Police that there was gold buried in the area by the LTTE.

Earlier, the CID had launched an investigation into two coordinating secretaries of cabinet ministers Sarath Weerasekera and Douglas Devananda, who had allegedly tried to recover the gold allegedly buried in the site.

It was reported they were secretaries to the Minister of Public Security and the Minister of Fisheries. (Romesh Madushanka)

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Kikazaru Friday, 03 December 2021 10:35 AM

This is a joke. On TV yesterday it was shown two clowns using buckets to empty that pit full of rain water.

Kikazaru Friday, 03 December 2021 10:37 AM

The government of Nandasena is dead broke that are now digging for gold. Just stop this stupidity and go to the IMF. There will be no stupid digging.

Mevan Friday, 03 December 2021 11:02 AM

Wow, deperate times for Sri Lanka.

Jaffna Resident Friday, 03 December 2021 11:57 AM

How did so much gold happened to be with the LTTE ? In the 80s and 90s , people in Jaffna were forced part with their jewelleries or send one of their children to join the LTTE. Such was the cruelty and terror unleashed by the LTTE. I like to see the LTTE organisers in the diaspora , arrested and charged for the crimes.

Mhila Friday, 03 December 2021 12:46 PM

Gold is good as US Dollars, or even better!

P DIVAAGAR Friday, 03 December 2021 02:15 PM

Yeah they will definitely find gold there if they plough the entire farm and plamt some seeds

P DIVAAGAR Friday, 03 December 2021 02:16 PM

Jaffna resident didn't you got the foreign citizenship you expected, is that the reason that you are so angry with the diaspora

VJ Friday, 03 December 2021 03:07 PM

This is another drama, LTTE gold was already found and disposed.

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