Navy detects LTTE underground Ammunition Dump in Silavathura

Naval troops conducting a search operation in the General Area in Silawathura located south of Mannar in the North, detected an LTTE sea tiger underground ammunition dump and recovered a large stock of ammunitions and anti-personal mines yesterday (5th March 2008).

13,357 ammunitions and 329 anti-personal mines along with 58 grenades and 314 anti-personal mine fuses were recovered by the naval troops from the underground ammunition dump. They are suspected to have been left behind by the LTTE sea tigers who had fled the area unable to confront the Security Forces.

LTTE sea tigers had dominated Silavathura for sometime until the Security Forces captured it last August. The LTTE had used Silavathura as one of their sea bases to launch attacks on the Wilpattu Wild Life Sanctuary, bordering villages and the Colombo Harbour.

The effective surveillance put in place by the Sri Lanka Navy in the Western and North-western seas, has blocked the LTTE’s smuggling activities and its cadre induction and evacuation attempts.

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