Sri Lanka Navy intercepted 36 persons illegally bound for Australia in a multi-day trawler on 30 th September 2012. The trawler named “ABI” was intercepted by a Fast Naval Patrol Craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command 20 nautical miles off Koduwakattu seas.
Among the arrested persons are 28 Tamils, 7 Sinhalese and a Muslim that included 25 males, 3 women and 8 children. They are residents of Jaffna, Vavuniya, Mannar, Mullaithivu, Trincomalee, Valachchenai and Kalpitiya. They were escorted to Trincomalee Harbour to be handed over to the CID for further investigations.
[mappress] Naval Today Staff, October 01, 2012; Image: Sri Lanka Navy