Sri Lanka Navy intercepted 80 persons illegally bound for Australia in a multi-day trawler on 21 st April 2013. The trawler named “Emmanuwel” was intercepted by a Sri Lanka Navy’s Fast Naval Patrol Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command.
Among the arrested are 38 men, 18 women and 24 children. They are residents of Jaffna, Negombo and Vavniya. They are being brought to KKS Harbour to be handed over to the CID for further investigations.
[mappress] Naval Today Staff, April 22, 2013; Image: Sri Lanka Navy