Sri Lanka Navy intercepted 38 persons illegally bound for Australia in a multi-day trawler in the early hours of 04th April 2013. The trawler named “Sanka” was intercepted by a Sri Lanka Navy’s Fast Naval Patrol Craft attached to the Southern Naval Command 18 nautical miles off South West of Kaluthara.
Among the arrested persons are 35 Tamils, 2 Sinhalese and 1 Muslim that included 24 men, 5 women and 9 children. They are being brought to Galle Harbour to be handed over to the CID for further investigations.
[mappress] Naval Today Staff, April 5, 2013; Image: Sri Lanka Navy