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Gang held for dealing in fake passportsThursday, 4 October 2007 - 7:49 AM SL TimeThe police on Wednesday arrested a gang of six persons, including two Tamils from Sri Lanka and Singapore, on charges of possessing fake passports, visa stickers and degree certificates in the name of different universities. It was operating from a house in Virugambakkam.
Following information that some people indulged in circulating fake passports, Commissioner of Police G. Nanchil Kumaran directed a special team to probe the complaint.
A decoy approached the gang for a passport and the police arrested the gang members when they offered him a fake passport for a price.
The gang allegedly replaced photographs in invalid passports with photographs of persons who sought passports. A colour photo copier machine was also seized.
The arrested are T. Mahendran, Jagadeesan, both residing at Tirumangalam, K. Abdul Basheer of Tiruvallur, C. Leo of Pamban Chatram, Chinniah of Kodambakkam and Simon of Virugambakkam. " - source : Lankanewspapers.com
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" Interpol assistance sought to arrest LTTE suspect in Singapore Tuesday, 2 October 2007 - 7:17 AM SL Time Customs officer, wharf clerk helped clear explosives, Communication Equipment
Sri Lanka has sought Interpol assistance for the arrest and exportation of an
LTTE agent, living in Singapore, who had exported 150 units of high tech inter-com equipment and explosives seized by the Terrorist Investigation Division in a residence at Ja-Ela recently.
TID sources said a Customs officer and a wharf clerk, both Sinhalese, were responsible for clearing the consignment of intercoms and explosives at the airport for transport to Ja-Ela and Kotahena.
The TID was able to get the information about the explosives taken to Kotahena after interrogating a woman, a Sinhalese from Kadawata and her husband suspected to be an LTTE cadre. She had told the sleuths that they were living in a house that belonged to her husband`s brother who was abroad but she was not aware about all the activities of her husband.
The raid on the Ja-Ela residence and seizure of intercom equipment and explosives was made possible after interrogation of a group of LTTE suspects arrested recently at Chilaw, TID sources said.
Sources said the details of the LTTE operative have been dispatched to Interpol.
The Island in an exclusive story reported the finding of the 150 sets high tech intercom sets at Ja-Ela by the TID a few weeks back.
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