Sea blockades hit LTTE's gun running

The LTTE's gun running activities have dropped drastically due to the sea blockades created by the Navy, Defence sources said.

According to sources around ten LTTE vessels including three ships have been destroyed by the Navy with the support of the Air Force in the past six months and the latest was the destruction of an LTTE ship in the Maldivian waters last month by the Maldivian security forces.

"Due to the blockades with intensified patrols around Lankan waters the LTTE is striving hard to find new sea routes to continue with their gun running activities.

The LTTE cadres who have been taken into custody following the destruction of their vessel in the Maldivian waters have even admitted that the outfit is finding it difficult to make inroads into the Lankan waters to achieve their ends," sources said.

Elaborating further on the LTTE's sea movements the sources added that neighbouring countries as well as countries in the South East Asian countries have also intensified their monitoring activities to prevent the covert activities of the LTTE in the seas.

Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu police force along with six other adjoining South Indian States will launch a satellite monitoring system to keep vigil on the LTTE activities on Indian soil.

At a recent meeting, the South Indian States have decided to increase their coordination with regard to the curbing of the LTTE activities and thwarting the outfit's links with terrorist organisations in India, sources said.