Sri Lanka Navy intercepted 58 persons illegally bound for Australia in a multi-day trawler in the early hours of 07th September 2012. The trawler named “Devmini” was intercepted by a Fast Naval Patrol Craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command 19 nautical miles off Boulder Point in Trincomalee.
Among the arrested persons are 35 Tamils, 3 Sinhalese and 20 Muslims including 44 males, 6 women and 8 children. They are residents of Jaffna, Vavuniya, Batticaloa, Muthur, Kalpitiya, Negombo, Mullaithivu and Trincomalee. They were escorted to Trincomale Harbour to be handed over to the CID for further investigations.
[mappress] Naval Today Staff, September 10, 2012; Image: Sri Lanka Navy