Sri Lanka Navy Apprehends Indian Fishermen

Sri Lanka Naval Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command on routine patrol arrested 11 Indian fishermen and 3 Indian fishing trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters North of Delft on 23rd June 2014.

The arrested fishermen and the trawlers were handed over to the officials of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Kankasanthurai for legal action.

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