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Arms, drug seizure from Lankan boat: Accused raised funds to revive LTTE, says NIA

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In a major revelation in a case pertaining to the seizure of a huge quantity of narcotic drugs along with five AK-47 rifles and 9mm ammunition numbering 1,000 from Sri Lankan fishing boats, the NIA has stated that an accused had been involved in activities of proscribed terrorist organisation LTTE within India and abroad.

The accused had also plotted to procure prohibited arms and ammunition, besides contraband articles. The NIA filed the report in the Kerala High Court in response to the bail plea filed by Ramesh, a Sri Lankan native and eighth accused in the case, the Indian Express reported.

The Indian Coast Guard intercepted the boat, ‘Ravihansi’, near Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep, on March 18, 2021. There were no proper documents and six Sri Lankan nationals found on board were arrested by the Kochi sub zone of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on their arrival at Vizhinjam port in Thiruvananthapuram.

The Central government directed the NIA to take over the probe and later the seventh and his brother and eighth accused were taken into custody, allegedly for being members of the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Ramesh revealed that he had stayed in India without a visa violating the provisions of the Foreigners Act.

According to NIA, Ramesh and the other accused, including his brother being a core cadre of the LTTE, held secret meetings and conspired to carry out illegal activities of trafficking in drugs and also arms and ammunition with the intention of raising funds to revive and further the activities of the LTTE, both in India and Sri Lanka, They formed a terrorist gang and transferred money through hawala channels for the procurement of drugs, arms and ammunition.

A witness in the case also spoke of the drug and hawala business carried out by the brothers and specifically referred to Ramesh having collected hawala money from a person named Faseel Bhai. While dismissing Ramesh’s bail plea, the court noted that the statements of the witnesses show not only his inextricable connection with the illegal activities but also his definite link with LTTE, with full knowledge and complicity in the attempt to smuggle heroin, arms and ammunition in the boat, intercepted before its entry into the port.


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  • The name for ever Sunday, 14 August 2022 09:28 AM

    LTTE is dead and gone. These are narcotic drug smugglers. When caught they come out as LTTE. LTTE name will continue in the history books right up to the end of the world. Even petty criminals will be branded as LTTE !

    Jaffna Tamil Sunday, 14 August 2022 09:38 AM

    Indians who are presently on a “revenge mode” against Sri Lanka for allowing the Chinese ship into Hambantota are trying to fool us for their ulterior plans against Sri Lanka. These are Tamil smugglers , may be even armed, but they have nothing to do with the LTTE which is actually is dead and gone. But Indians by making up a “ Tiger Revival” story like this believe that when they start, very soon, to actually revive the Tamil militancy in the North among the “disgruntled lower caste Tamils “ like what they did in the 80s, no country would be able to suspect them as the creators of the new Tamil terror groups.

    Appu Sunday, 14 August 2022 11:02 AM

    Well said

    Mendis Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:18 AM

    Jaffna Tamil, you are absolutely right.

    Karalasingam Sivalingam Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:20 AM

    Gun culture in Sri Lanka should be stamped out completely. Expect a conducive atmosphere for all communities to be treated equally.

    TJ Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:40 AM

    The government of India is hellbent on fabricating charges against LTTE because they are still licking the wounds suffered at the hands of LTTE, The ghost of LTTE is still haunting them.

    Nallur Kandhan. Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:41 AM

    @Jaffna Tamil. Can you define what low caste means. No person is inferior or superior by birth. Human dignity is the same for all human beings. If you cannot coexist with your own community how can you live with other communities. Grow up man.

    SK Sunday, 14 August 2022 05:55 PM

    Then why do colombo sinhalese call village sinhalese as bayyo?

    Sammy Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:49 AM

    People who are commenting that the LTTE is dead and gone are to be suspected. The LTTE ideology is existing among many of the Tamil diaspora and Sri Lanka should be ever alert and not disregard Indian intellegence inputs, like in the case of Easter Sunday blast.

    Leo Sunday, 14 August 2022 05:57 PM

    If something goes wrong these same people will ask why the Indian Intelligence was disregarded and then will go on looking for "master minds". Our citizen never listen to experts and then go on blaming politicians for every mistake they make.

    Punchi Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:54 AM

    There are enough illegal guns in Lanka for any group to acquire. Read between the lines this story if correct is simply a warning from India to Lanka, that there is always the LTTE card they can play.

    Manage Sunday, 14 August 2022 12:16 PM

    India always thinks of LTTE. Because india has lost her priminister and her thousands of troops to a tiny guerrilla fighters .

    Upcountry Tamil Sunday, 14 August 2022 01:30 PM

    This is a ruse India uses to keep Sri Lanka under its belt, news of revival of LTTE.Of course they may be running new terrorist camps already.

    Born free Sunday, 14 August 2022 03:16 PM

    Nallur Kandhan! When you wrote the note, you were actually referring to teachings of Buddhism of 2500 ago and current Islam. Welcome to the club. Caste is a ruse to classify people who were born free, into compartment, so that inferior complexity can be instilled into their minds for further manipulation by the so called Brahmins.

    Lanka putha Sunday, 14 August 2022 03:48 PM

    This is a big joke trying to create racial problem again. Ltte is finished. How come ltte come after 12 years So how come so many dead bodies float ltte job Please concerntrate on putting the country on the right track 1st.

    sss Sunday, 14 August 2022 07:01 PM

    They do not have to wage war. . The corruption and poor management of the economy by politicians and the educated (educated free of charge who join the politicians in robbing the very people who funded their free education) have already done most of the work towards division of the country

    Buddhist Sunday, 14 August 2022 09:38 PM

    Isn't it the practice of the drug lords to give weapons with the drugs to the buyers? Could this be one of those although the LTTE name has been attached to this?

    GHT Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:15 PM

    Loss of Rajapaksas is felt in Sri Lanka now. A great man's and their services are immeasurable. Sri Lanka will regret soon, but to no avail.

    Love SL Sunday, 14 August 2022 11:02 PM

    Wow! Such naive comments. Pro LTTE guys in the section. Wait until there is another Sunday Easter or the ones in 80s. God save my SL

    Adam Speak Monday, 15 August 2022 12:18 AM

    Indian Govt. vs LTTE and the Tamil Nadu is a political game. We are all trapped in this game. Time to time Intelligence reports are beings circulated, whether truth or no. Indian govt will do anything to manipulate between the Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka to achieve their goals no matter whether BJP, Congress or whoever in the power. We Sri Lanka have to be wise to bring Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims as Sri Lankans to achieve our national goals by adopting true reconciliation in order to develop the country. Otherwise we will fail forever.

    Mandayan Monday, 15 August 2022 02:13 AM

    India is baffled by the Chinese and inventing stories. Our forces will look after our security and you look after yours without scaring us.

    Cam Kay Monday, 15 August 2022 05:03 AM

    This trick of India of telling LTTE revival is not going to work anymore, because: 1. LTTE was never against Sinhalese people. LTTE, in fact, wanted the Tamils and Sinhalese live happily together...but with their rights preserved. 2. LTTE never claimed whole of SL. They only wanted to take control of North and East which is the traditional home land of Tamils. 3. LTTE was only the result of SINHALA BUDDHIST Racism in the country and the failure of the Sinhala leaders came to power consequirively. 4. It is now known well that the so called saviours of Sinhala and Buddhism were absolute corrupts and cheaters of their own community and could never be trusted. 5. Some sizeable portion of the Sinhalese realized that they were told wrong stories about LTTE and the Tamils.

    unplug Monday, 15 August 2022 06:00 AM

    This is nothing. Mahinda Chinthanaya has already gifted 13 to India, China and US.

    Demuni Uduwara Monday, 15 August 2022 06:23 AM

    As predicted, "LTTE" has come to the stage; Let's watch the drama !

    Sinna Monday, 15 August 2022 08:32 AM

    LTTE was and would be a creation of intelligent branches of India, whom they use it to twist Srilanka’s arm behind the back to persuade Srilanka, to do anything according to their wish

    Anura Nanayakkara Monday, 15 August 2022 08:51 AM

    LTTE activists and activities are clearly targeting Sri Lanka and India to revive LTTE terrorism both in Sri Lanka and in India. The present Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickramasinghe has a soft spot for Tamil Diaspora activists. He should be aware of this development.

    Jacoob Peasant Monday, 15 August 2022 09:21 AM

    now , the guy who is having a massage session big time , is smiling under his breadth .. Life is still so promising to him... not the normal peasants here ..

    Punchi Monday, 15 August 2022 10:25 AM

    To Born Free, There is caste in our Buddhist paradise. President Premadasa was constantly belittled in political circles due to his caste. From google The Karava, Salagama and Durave castes obtained ordination in Myanmar setting up the Amarapura Nikaya. The Amarapura Nikaya is divided into 21 sub-sects defined on caste lines. The Buddhist modernist Ramanya Nikaya sect rejected caste as a qualification for entry into the Sangha. Each of the three sects runs their own temples. There is always attempts by us Sinhala Buddhists to mislead

    Raymon Monday, 15 August 2022 11:16 AM

    The Indian Master has let the LTTE genie out of the lamp. The Master wants his wish fulfilled. Bringing Sri Lanka to its knees. “South Block”, please keep rubbing the lamp for the imaginary genie to appear. (It will be wonderful for genie to bring some Chapatis as well).

    alex Monday, 15 August 2022 03:57 PM

    the Sinhalese will swallow any story as long as it has a LTTE label to it. So the rest of the world will take advantage of this foolishness

    Bad luck Europeans Monday, 15 August 2022 07:39 PM

    @alex Sinhala people once try to trick the Portuguese about journey to Kotte. The Portuguese were as clever as or people today. The Indian’s today aren’t as clever as the Portuguese. Too many separate language and cultural groups in one artificial country, so too many problems for them to be clever for now. We can also hoodwink the present day Europeans, as the British and Germans, and Norwegians easy. See how we spin those fools on UN HR matters. And in the future even the Indians as whole will hoodwink those Europeans learning from us.

    Mathanamutha Tuesday, 16 August 2022 01:22 AM

    The Indian intelligence could not predict RW will win and asked the TNA to vote for DA. How on earth they can predict the revival of LTTE?

    Hawkeye Tuesday, 16 August 2022 03:58 AM

    This propaganda by SL government is to pull wool over the eyes of UNHCR meeting scheduled for September. By these propaganda GOSL can claim why they need to keep the multitudes of army camp in the N

    Moron Tuesday, 16 August 2022 06:36 AM

    Has anyone noticed that whenever the govt. comes under pressure, LTTE, COVID and DENGUE raises their heads. Better watch out Ranil Rajapaksa, you can't go on like this forever like this!!!!Can you imagine, we voted for this bastard some time or other!!!

    Sam Sem Saturday, 20 August 2022 06:49 PM

    For intellectuals and for those who willing to recheck the basis of their opinion only. a. LTTE leader Pirabhakaran never hated or fought against the Sinhalese people. b. He took to arms because of the injustices perpetrated on Tamils by the state. C. TULF lead by leader SJV Chelvanayagan was the party that came with the decision to go for separate country....Tamil Eelam. d. Tamil people highly respect the LTTE leadership for its good governance. e. LTTE leadership had absolute patriotism and dedication for the course they adopted f. LTTE would not have resorted to arms had the Tamil people been treated equally and democratically in SL. G.LTTE was not a tool used by India because they even fought back Indian Army. H. People in the LTTE are also Sri Lankans. All said, we all should realize that to recover SL from the current mess, Sinhalese people need a party with high discipline, dedication, patriotism, democratic thinking, and pluralistic approach.


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