Tigers fighting on Canuck cash? FBI says local arms dealers funding Sri Lankan militants

The FBI fingers Canada as a hub of arms buying and the major source of illegal fundraising for Sri Lankan rebels, according to U.S. court documents filed in the terrorism-related arrests of four Canadians.

Three Sri Lankan-Canadians, who the FBI alleges tried to buy up to 100 sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles for the Tamil Tigers last week, are also in close contact with the Tigers' top leaders, court documents say.

A fourth Canadian, who is named as having involvement in a bribery scheme to get the Tamil Tigers removed from a U.S. government list of terrorist groups, is also alleged to have a role in weapons procurement and moving cash for the Tamil Tigers.

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