Monday, August 31, 2009

NIA stumbles on international links in NE arms deals

S
hillong, Aug 31 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing terror-related cases involving Assam militant outfit Black Widow, has stumbled upon international links as it reached a crucial stage in the investigations.

The agency, probing the first case after its constitution post 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has traced links of dealers supplying arms to the insurgent outfit to countries like Myanmar and Malaysia, a top NIA official said today.

"We are still investigating. They may have more international links," the official said.

The anti-terror agency has so far arrested ten people, mostly arms dealers and linkmen. Seven of them have been arrested in Guwahati and North Cachar Hills district, two in Kolkata and one in Mizoram, he said.

A key arms dealer, arrested recently in Mizoram, had confessed to have supplied over seven consignments of arms to Black Widow in Meghalaya on separate occasions.

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