NIA arrests one more Sri Lankan in Vizhinjam arms case© oneindia.com

NIA arrests one more Sri Lankan in Vizhinjam arms case

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A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team arrested a former Intelligence Wing member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Chennai's Valasaravakkam for his alleged involvement in arms and drug trafficking from Pakistan to Sri Lanka.

The accused, identified as Satkunam (42) alias Sabesan, is a Sri Lankan national, the NIA's press release said on Thursday.

On May 1, a case was registered under the Arms Act against six Sri Lankan nationals based on a complaint by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).