MANGALORE, India, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Police in India have announced the arrest of two suspects operating a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam terrorist fundraising scam involving fake credit cards.
Officials say an Indian police team acting on intelligence conducted a raid in a lodge in Mangalore, India, and arrested two Sri Lankan expatriates. During the raid 11 duplicate credit cards, duplicate passports and gold were confiscated, the Daily News reported.
Investigations have revealed the fake credit-card operation was an effort to collect funds for the terror group LTTE by using the phony credit cards to purchase gold ornaments.
At the time of the arrest the two suspects were waiting for an alleged mastermind behind the scam. An investigation regarding the mastermind's whereabouts is ongoing.
Police officials did find phone numbers in the suspect's phones of various persons in many parts of the world suggesting involvement by international players.
Police have filed a case against the two suspects on charges of illegal migration and the use of fake credit cards.
