Army carries out special investigat​ion to arrest the LTTE supporter

Army carries out special investigat?ion to arrest the LTTE supporter[ Thursday, 07 July 2011, 04:37.39 AM GMT +05:30 ]Criminal Investigation Department of Sri-Lankan Army was able to collect much information about the LTTE net work and migrants Tamils.

According to the sources all these information’s were collected from the laptop of former LTTE political wing leader Tamil Chelvan.

Sources further said this laptop was belong to a resident in Nelson place Wellawatte and was working in a leading computer company in Colombo. Sources also said he helped the LTTE to purchase many technical equipments during the peace time in Sri-Lanka.

However CID officers are carrying out investigations to arrest this suspect but however suspect was escaped from the island.

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Navy denies the arrest of Indian fishermen

Navy denies the arrest of Indian fishermen[ Monday, 04 July 2011, 03:39.21 PM GMT +05:30 ]Sri Lanka Navy has denied Indian media reports that said the Sri Lankan Navy men today detained 14 Indian fishermen but freed them hours later on sighting an Indian Navy vessel near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).

Navy spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya has denied the Indian media report and said that the Navy has not made any such arrest of Indian fishermen today.

According to a PTI report, the 14 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were allegedly fishing in Sri Lankan waters and were taken into custody when they were near the third sand dune between Katchatheevu and Arichalmunai in the sea off Rameswaram.

The report said the Sri Lankan Navy personnel had come in two boats and ordered the group of 18 fishermen to surrender. They had arrested 14 fishermen and released 4 with one of their boats while towing another boat.

However, the Indian Navy has sent a vessel to rescue the fishermen after they were alerted of the incident. The released fishermen are reportedly being brought to the shore along with their boat.

Sri Lanka recently released 23 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on June 20 for illegally fishing in Sri Lankan waters off the Thalaimannar coast.

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Only one cocaine related arrest in 2010 - report

Out of 29,796 people arrested for drugs in Sri Lanka last year, almost allmen were over the age of 30 years (60%).  Of these, 9,520 were for use ofheroin, 20,259 for cannabis, 12 for hashish and one for cocaine. The NationalDangerous Drugs Control Board said that this amount showed an increase of 50%compared to 2009.

 

Colombo is the most affected area with 37.5% of arrests, followed byGamapaha with 10% and Kalutara with 4.5%. There are also boys between 20 and 30amounting to 12% while cases of minors between 15 and 18 years representing0.38%. The NDDCB also said that the number of persons apprehended for heroinand cannabis has increased by 75% and 52%, the Government InformationDepartment said.