Mannar court orders remand for three including a police constable

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 06 March 2007, 13:02 GMT]
Three suspects including a police constable, arrested on suspicion that they attempted to transport banned goods to LTTE controlled areas in Mannar district, were ordered remand till March 8 by Mannar Additional Magistrate Mr.T.J.Pirapaharan. The police constable had been working in Mannar Police and the other two are the driver and cleaner of the lorry, which was seized with banned goods, sources said.



They were detained in the Mannar police station for about a month and produced in Mannar magistrates court Tuesday morning on completion of investigations, legal sources said.

The lorry and banned goods, including shoes and materials needed to produce plastic goods, seized in raid conducted at Pallimunai coastal area a month ago, are in the custody of the Mannar Police, sources said.