Sri Lanka Navy Arrests 37 Poachers in Eastern Seas

Naval Patrol Craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command arrested 37 Indian fishermen and 5 Indian fishing vessels engaged in poaching in the Eastern seas of Sri Lanka in the early hours of 3rd December 2012.

The vessels and the fishermen were brought to the Trincomalee Harbour to be handed over to the Harbour Police for legal action.

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Naval Today Staff, December 4, 2012; Image: Sri Lanka Navy