Madush, Udayanga, Mahendran not on INTERPOL ‘Red Notice’
:13 PM MAR 15 2019The International Police (INTERPOL) have placed 14 Sri Lankans on the ‘Red Notice’ but, the country’s most wanted underworld operative, known as Makandure Madush, is not on that list.
The Sri Lankan Authorities have repeatedly requested the INTERPOL to assist in the investigations towards the arrest of Madush, who is wanted in the country for high profile criminal activities, including drug trafficking, murder, armed robbery, money laundering, and fraud, the intimidation of witnesses in pending Court cases and for involvement in the alleged assassination plot of Very Very Important Persons.
Madush is currently in remand prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) along with several accomplices, after he was arrested for the alleged use of narcotic substances at a hotel party in Dubai on 4 February.
Earlier, Interpol assistance was also sought to trace Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to Russia and the Ukraine Udayanga Weeratunga, who is currently residing in the UAE, but there has been zero response. Weeratunga is a person of interest in a Police investigation on the alleged wrongful procurement of military aircraft for the Sri Lankan Air Force also known as the ‘MiG Deal’ in 2006. Weeratunga is currently absconding despite several Court warrants for his immediate arrest.
Sri Lanka also sought an Interpol ‘Red Notice’ on former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran for his alleged role in the Central Bank Treasury Bond scam. He remains a fugitive and is currently residing in Singapore.
However, placed on the Interpol ‘Red Notice’ are four others wanted by the Authorities in Sri Lanka. They include Jagamuni Sujeewa alias Kosgoda Sujee, Viknarasa Selvanthan (31), Antony Emil Luxmi Kanthan (42) and Munisamy Tharmaseelan (46).
Meanwhile, 10 more Sri Lankans have been issued red notices and they are wanted by the Authorities in India, Romania, Canada and Cyprus.
A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.
