
NIA charge-sheets Sri Lankans in arms and drugs smuggling case
The Hindu
KOCHI: The National Investigation Agency has charged the 15 Sri Lankans, who were arrested in connection with the smuggling of arms, ammunition and drugs to India, of attempting to revive the activiti
KOCHI: The National Investigation Agency has charged the 15 Sri Lankans, who were arrested in connection with the smuggling of arms, ammunition and drugs to India, of attempting to revive the activities of the proscribed organisation, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and waging war against Sri Lanka.
Some of the accused were earlier arrested from a fishing vessel in Arabian Sea on March 25 this year and drugs, arms and ammunition were seized from them.
The accused had conspired among themselves and sailed to India from Kudawella harbour at Sri Lanka in the fishing vessel, Ravihansi. They also took with them 300 kg heroin and prohibited arms and ammunition, according to the charge sheet that was filed at the Special Court of the Agency here in Kochi.