TID arrests OIC two others

Rasika Somarathna

A Police Officer In Charge(OIC), an Inspector and a Constable was arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) for their alleged involvement in abductions, extortions and aiding and abetting the LTTE, Police spokesman SSP Ranjith Gunesekera said yesterday.

He further said that the arrested Policemen belonged to the Special Operations Division of the Western Province.

Investigations are also continuing to ascertain their involvement in a major vehicle smuggling racket, which supplied a variety of vehicles to the LTTE, Gunasekera added.

The SSP also said that underline intentions behind this latest detection too are being probed.