Tiger arms, ammo seized; suspects arrested

The STF recovered a cache of arms and ammunition believed to be belonging to the LTTE and arrested several suspects during search operations in Ampara and Batticaloa between April 14 and 19, Police Headquarters said in a release yesterday.

The release added that a group of STF personnel from Tirukhovil camp on April 15 recovered one A.P.S. machine and a bag containing medical equipment and civilian clothes during an operation on April 15.

On April 18, personnel from the Thalawai camp recovered a 10 Kg. claymore mine, two detonators, 100 T-56 ammunition, one claymore mine pouch, one nine volt battery and 103 metres flexible wire during a search operation in Vivekanandapuram and handed them over to the Wellavali police station for investigation.

On April 19, personnel allocate to the Taripulthottam camp arrested three persons who could not prove their identities at Karavetti and Kalawanchikudy town and handed them over to the Vawnativu and Kalawanchikudy police station.

On April 14, officers from the Shastraveli camp arrested four suspects transporting four cart loads of illicit timber and handed them over to the pottuvil police station with the timber for investigation.