Arms and explosives recovered

Rafik Jalaldeen

Security Forces continuing search operations in the North unearthed a large stock of arms and explosives left behind by the LTTE cadres in Vellaimullivaikkal. Military Spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinghe said troops of the 68 Division launched an extensive combined operation with a Police team in the Vellaimullivaikkal area on Sunday and recovered a haul of arms and explosives.

He said the troops uncovered 21 RPG rounds, a suicide jacket, four MPMG links, 500 MPMG ammunition, two MPMG ammo boxes with 1,440 ammunition, 72 of 12.7mm ammunition, 1,200 GPMG ammunition, nine Bangalore torpedoes, five T-56 riffles, 20kg of C4 explosives, a 0.22mm gun, five I-Com sets and a YUSU radio set.

Acting on information, Police recovered arms in a search operation carried out in the Puthukudiyiruppu area on Sunday.

Police found four claymore mines, a remote control device, eight electric detonators, a claymore stand and 2m of detonator cord.