21 including Army Colonel arrested for searching gold buried by LTTE

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Twenty-one persons including an Army Colonel and two other soldiers were arrested in a joint raid by the STF and the Army for searching gold buried by the LTTE this morning at Kattaikadu in Dharmapuram in Kilinochchi.

The suspects had been excavating using scanners when the arrest was made.

The Army Colonel and the two soldiers have taken part in the excavations, providing security to a group of people who were searching for gold.

The Colonel and two Army personnel were dressed in Army uniforms when the raid was conducted.

The raid was carried out following a tip off by the STF. The STF also seized an official vehicle of the Colonel, a luxury jeep, a cab and a van.

The arrested suspects were identified as residents of Anuradhapura, Kilinochchi and Paranthan.

They were handed over to the Dharmapuram Police to be produced in the Kilinochchi Magistrate's Court.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya and Sithum Chathuranga)

Comments - 5

Anmanpan Sunday, 09 February 2020 01:25 PM

The army officers know where the loot is buried. The one at the top knows all details along with the rest of the family.

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Nishan Sunday, 09 February 2020 02:52 PM

The LTTE also know where the loot is buried. Let's hope they are not missing!

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Shame Sunday, 09 February 2020 02:04 PM

IF ONLY the law is equally applied in SL then politicians such as Ranil and many more would be arrested and locked up like this. The corrupt judicial and political system always PROTECTS the corrupt politicians and corrupt judges. What a shame!

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S.Sangaralingham Monday, 10 February 2020 10:23 AM

Gold is not public property. Belong mostly citizens of north and east forced extracted but in few cases donated in kind for the group .,credibility used in the areas where citizens live or put in government fund for the common good for all citizens especially health and education.

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K.L Pathirana Monday, 10 February 2020 02:27 PM

We have here enough soldiers and majors to form up the 'Gold Digging Regiment' of the SL Army.

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