Swiss police arrest LTTErs

Ten LTTErs who engaged in forgery, money laundering, extortion and other criminal activities have been arrested in Switzerland.

International news agencies said that the arrests were made after Police raided 23 locations across the country.

The sweep, coordinated by the Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s Office, was the culmination of investigations that began in 2009 into money laundering operations and extortion of Tamils in Switzerland, they added.

The 10 have been charged with threatening behaviour, extortion, forgery money laundering, membership of, and aiding and abetting a criminal organization.