Suresh was allegedly taken into custody from Angamaly in Ernakulam with the help of Kerala anti-terrorist squad.įollowing an NIA court order, Q Branch officials brought them to Kochi on Monday. Suresh and Soundarajan were arrested by the Kanchipuram Q Branch a few months ago. We also doubt that one of them is a Sri Lankan who was living in India after obtaining fake documents,” said the source. We suspect the duo coordinated the kingpin’s activities, especially the human trafficking network, in India. “Both Suresh and Soundarajan were in touch with the foreigner. We are tracing the boat owner and the kingpin foreigner with Interpol’s help,” said a source. We also unearthed the involvement of a foreigner who is a close aide of Loku and the kingpin of the racket involved in drugs, weapons and human trafficking. “He was expected to receive the drugs and arms. During the probe, NIA sleuths found that the boat was owned by one Loku Yaddehige Nishantha aka Suddu. The NCB referred the probe into the seizure of the rifles and ammunition to NIA, which registered a case in May. The NCB also seized 300 kg of cocaine that originated in Afghanistan, five AK-47 rifles and 1,000 9mm bullets from the boat. The NIA has arraigned Suresh and Soundarajan as the seventh and eighth accused, respectively, in the case which pertains to the arrest of six Sri Lankan nationals by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) after a boat ‘Ravihansi’ was intercepted by the coast guard off Kerala coast. The duo was previously booked by the Kanchipuram Q Branch (a CID wing of Tamil Nadu police) in connection with a human trafficking case in the neighbouring state.
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