A lorry carrying 15Mill steel balls and 800 Saline bottles to LTTE apprehended - Mannar

Security forces personnel duty at a road block at Pulleady Erakkam on the Madawachchiya - Mannar main road apprehended a lorry which was carrying steel balls and pharmaceutical items to the LTTE yesterday, Thursday the 29th of March.

The driver of the lorry, Subramanium Raveendran, and his subordinate, Gopal Panneer Selwam, were also arrested by the Police, Murunkan Police sources said.

Over 15million steel balls, 800 seline bottles, 25 Acid barrels (20L each), 06 Iron acid barrels (35L each), 90 Sugar bags (50Kg each), 10 dhal bags (25Kg each), 42 roles of Barbed wire and other pharmaceutical items were inside the lorry which was apprehended last evening.

"The lorry was loaded with the items in Colombo fort area and I was asked to deliver those items to Mannar", the driver stated. "The person who loaded items did not mention any name of a person whom to handover these items and he told me that I will be informed a person to handover once I reach to Mannar", the driver further stated.

The lorry and items were under Police custody along with the two suspects, police sources said.