Singapore man deported from US in lTTE arms plot

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 An Indian-origin Singaporean has been deported home from the US, after he had completed a jail term for offences related to trying to buy arms worth US$ 900,000 for Sri lanka's outlawed separatist group lTTE.

Balraj Naidu Ragavan, 51, returned to Singapore on December 16 after serving almost four years in a US prison, The Straits Times reported today."As a convicted felon, Naidu is prohibited from re- entering the United States," US Cusotms Enforcement and Removal Field Office director Simona l Flores, said in a statement.

The businessman was extradited four years ago to face several charges in the US, including conspiring to export arms to the Tamil Tigers.   

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