It was reported that Chunnakam Police arrested the gang operating in Chunnakam Avenue of Jaffna on the 08th.
It is said that the rest of the group ran away when they were arrested inside a house.
This criminal gang has been led by a person residing in Switzerland, and information has been revealed that this gang is involved in many crimes in Jaffna.
Accordingly, it has been identified that this gang has recently bombed houses, cut people with swords, intimidated, extorted money and set fire to houses in Jaffna.
There are about ten active members of this gang, and in other cases operated in a contract basis
It is also said that crimes have been committed with the involvement of outsiders.
The police have found sword daggers and some other locally made weapons near the arrested suspect.
When checking the phone of the suspect, several orders and contracts from the person who leads the criminal gang in Switzerland were found on the phone, and the police say that they will take steps to check the bank accounts to check the money transactions between the two.
The police said the suspect would be produced before the court after questioning the suspect.
