Suspect arrested with high explosives handed over to TID
February 18, 2021 07:47 pm
The suspect arrested with a large cache of explosive materials and landmines recovered from Nedunkerni in Vavuniya has been handed over to the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID).
The 32-year-old was taken into custody at Senapilaw area in Nedunkerni yesterday (February 17).
Arrest was made during a raid carried out by the Nedunkerni Police who acted on a tip-off with concerning an explosives racket.
Police officers have seized 21kg and 635g of Trinitrotoluene (TNT), 1kg and 610g of P.E.-1 and nearly 150 anti-personnel mines and bomb parts.
It is reported that 22 of the anti-personnel mines were found to be active.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, who was part of an NGO, had been involved in a landmine clearance activities in the North.
