The suspects, aged between 25 - 60 years, were arrested after police received a tipoff.
They have commenced digging a garden in the Anandapuram area under the pretence of fixing a fence.
The suspects are to be produced before the Mullaitivu magistrate court. Further investigations are underway.
(Pics : Madhava Kulasooriya -- Vavuniya Correspondent)
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