Sri Lanka Navy Arrests 15 Fishermen

Sri Lanka Navy Arrests 15 Fishermen

Sri Lanka Naval craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command on routine patrol arrested 15 fishermen with 2 FGDs engaged in illegal fishing.

 

The persons were apprehended in the seas off Trincomalee on 19th September 2014.

The arrested persons along with illegal fishing nets and FGDs were handed over to the Trincomalee harbour police for further investigations.

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Press Release, September 24, 2014; Image: Sri Lanka Navy