Top Tiger arrested in Thailand

THAILAND: The LTTE's procurement and finance chief Kumaran Pathmanadan (KP) is reported to have been arrested in Thailand last night.

The suspect, who has obtained Thai citizenship, runs the global network of LTTE offices and its weapons procurement, logistics and money laundering operations.

He has been on Interpol's Most Wanted list for a number of years. He has also been implicated in several assassinations of political leaders.

(MF)