Sri Lanka Navy arrested 103 persons bound for Australia in 3 multi-day trawlers on 30 th July 2012.
Two trawlers named “Maria Thindari” and “Ashen Putha” with 25 and 44 persons on board respectively were intercepted off Negombo while the other named “Samantha Thathsarani” with 34 persons was intercepted off Trincomalee.
All are males and residents of Jaffna, Vavuniya, Mullaithivu, Kalmunai, Nawalapitiya, Trincomalee, Chilaw, Negombo, Panadura, Kurunegala and Mannar. They were brought to Modara and Trincomalee Fisheries Harbours respectively to be handed over to CID for further investigations.
[mappress] Naval Today Staff, July 31, 2012; Image: Sri Lanka Navy