NIA files charge sheet against 13 in India-Sri Lanka illegal drugs, arms trade case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday filed a chargesheet against 13 people, including 10 Sri Lankan nationals, in the India-Sri Lanka illegal drugs and arms trade case relating to attempts to revive the terror group LTTE in the two countries.
According to the NIA, the accused named in the chargesheet conspired with an accused in the Vizhinjam Port arms and drugs recovery case to use the drug trade for funding, massing and stashing weapons for the revival of the LTTE in India and Sri Lanka.
The 13 accused include three Indians – Selvakumar M, Vigneshwara Perumal and Iyyapan Nandhu – and 10 Sri Lankan nationals – C Gunasekaran, Pushparajah, Mohammad Asmin, Alahapperumaga Sunil Ghamini Fonseka, Stanly Kennady Fernando, Dhanukka Roshan, Ladiya, Vella Suranga, Thilipan and Danarathnam Nilukshan.
The NIA had filed the case suo motu on July 8, 2022 and arrested the 13 persons from Tamil Nadu. The NIA’s investigations in the case had exposed their conspiracy to fund the revival of the LTTE through the drug trade.
The drugs were being sourced from one Haji Salim, who is suspected to be residing in Pakistan. The accused persons had been using various foreign WhatsApp numbers to carry out the illegal trade.
The accused were charge-sheeted under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. – India Today.