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Fresh guidelines for searching vehicles Police are being given fresh guidelines on searching vehicles for explosives including what to look for following last week’s haul of weapons, ammunition and explosives at Bentota, which triggered speculation as to whether a southern VVIP or a building was the target. IGP Chandra Fernando declined to comment on a possible target but said a top level CID team led by its head DIG Asoka Wijethilaka has been assigned the investigation. Karandeniya Police acting on a tip-off had apprehended the lorry carrying the ‘explosive’ consignment on Friday morning and detained two suspected LTTE cadres who were in the lorry. The consignment included 30 side chargers weighing 5kg, 2 large claymore mines, 3 T-56 guns, 8 T-56 magazines, one pistol, C4 explosives weighing 50 kg, 48 hand grenades and 200 detonators. The suspects were residents of Kilinochchi and Jaffna. IGP Fernando told The Sunday Times that it was quite a large haul and caused concern. He said initial investigations were handled by the Karandeniya Police and now the CID was handling them. “We need to educate the police on various forms and methods used in transporting explosives and what to look for,” he said. | ||||
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