The Tamil Tigers are financed by their diaspora population. Those who succeed in leaving the island for better lands form cells, raise money and recruits. It is not difficult to envision a cell actively acquiring weapons overseas for delivery to their home. Amherst would be a safer base than New York City.
I was also thinking that Amherst is close to the border.
Cumberland, MD paper today reports the search and seizure of e-mail and other records possibly impicating a doctor from Sri Lanka in illegal funds transmittal. Could be a happy ending in this one. Wealthy doctor goes to jail for supporting terrorists. Who would imagine a person who presumably has taken the Hippocratic oath, and pledged allegiance to maximum profit at minimum effort, would do something that would screw up the system upon which he thrives. Skin him slowly!