A special search team of the Sri Lanka Navy recovered a large stock of items which were laid in the beach areas of Katupalliya in Pallimunai close to Mannar around 3.15 a.m. today (01).
These items included:
Two (02)-Out Board Motor engines (9.9 & 15 Horse Power)
541 -Various types of Gaskets
335 -Motor cycle spark plugs
141 -Oil seal sets
98 -Kick starter paddels
And a large number of motor cycle spare parts.
The Pallimunai coast which is under continuous surveillance both from the land and from the sea side by the naval patrols noted attempts made by the tigers to increase smuggling activities during the last couple of months.
Naval troops geared with credible intelligence to say that the tigers in Vedithalathivu area (North of Mannar) are in desperate need of fuel, low Horse Powered motor engines, medicine items, boat spare parts, boat repairing items etc have geared up in all aspects to counter same being loaded to boats. As the land track seems to be difficult, the tigers have tried to take the sea route for their smuggling activities. As usual tigers have opted to take the cover of the innocent fishermen in order to hide their selves if intercepted out at sea.
A large number of information have been received by the navy (primarily from the local fishermen) and they have acted upon these to apprehend such items prior them been loaded to small boats. The tigers have always used to take their consignment to the beach areas of Pallimunai in order to be transported via sea. Surprised and timely search operations in the beach areas have thus far prevented those items being ended up in the tiger's hands.
Naval troops on 29th April this year recovered two (02) Hand Tractors, Tw0 (02) Out Board Motors, 1470 Ltrs of Diesel and a large number pf poly sack bags from Pesalai.
A significant recovery was made by the sailors on the 02nd of July when they searched a jungle area in an area called Karsal in Mannar and were able to recover ten (10) boxes of high explosives (C4) concealed in a 2000 Liter water tank. Meanwhile naval troops on the same day recovered arms and ammunition from Embalinagar in Mannar. These include T 56 weapons, ammunitions, magzines, 40mm Grenade launchers and 01 Kg of Gelignite.
Again on 27th July Navy recovered fuel items and some tires which were hidden in Pallimunai beach area.
These attempts by the tigers to smuggle items to mainly Vidithalathivu area and the effort put on by the sailors in Mannar area to avoid same has turned in favor of the Navy. The Navy has understood the importance of breaking the supply networks of tigers both internationally and locally in order to starve the tigers militarily.
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