Canadian held in Sri Lanka: Terrorist Ties?

by Barry ORegan | June 13, 2008 at 06:48 am

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A Canadian man is being held in Sri Lanka after police were wondering what he was doing with Heat Seeking Technology, fearing this and other electronics would be headed to the Tamil Tigers a Terrorist group operating in Sri Lanka and RCMP evidence that this banned terrorist group is operating in Canada.

One can only wonder what this imprisoned Canadians move next will be, perhaps another media circus for Canadian Politicians to come to his defence that he is innocent?

Let's hope not~!

A Toronto man has been arrested in Sri Lanka after police seized an array of electronics, including heat-seeking devices, that were shipped from Canada.

Kajan Irampamoorthy, a 20-year-old student, is being held in the capital Colombo and questioned about whether the materials were destined for the Tamil Tigers guerrillas.

He was taken into custody more than two weeks ago, shortly after he arrived in the country, according to government officials. He is a permanent resident of Canada.

The seized materials allegedly include an AimShot HeatSeeker 3500b, which uses thermal sensors to locate targets by detecting their movements and body heat.

A description of the device on the manufacturer's Web site says it uses the "latest military and law enforcement thermal heat sensor technology" but that it can also be used for hunting or search-and-rescue.