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Last updated: 31 March, 2005 - Published 17:52 GMT
 
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Suspected LTTE cadres remanded
 
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The Sri Lankan navy has arrested four Indians and two suspected LTTE cadres trying to smuggle a kilogram of heroin into the country.

The men were traveling in a boat from southern India when they were captured near Mannar.

They were produced before the Mannar district judge who remaded them untill 12th of April.

After questioning those in the boat which transported heroin, Nobertsingham from Killinochchi told Navy that he carried them to hand over to Sandanan in Pesalai. Sandanan was later arrested by police.

Police said the two men were allegedly have involved in making identity cards for two LTTE members in an earlier occasion, therefore they suspect them to be members of LTTE.

 
 
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