Sri Lanka Navy Arrests 16 Indian Fishermen

Naval patrol crafts attached to the Western and North-western Naval Commands arrested 16 Indian fishermen and 3 Indian Trawlers engaged in illegal fishing in the North-western seas of Sri Lanka on 02^nd March 2013.

They were taken into SLN custody in Sri Lankan Waters off Kudiramalai Point and brought to Kalpitiya Fisheries Harbour to be handed over to Police for legal action.

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Naval Today Staff, March 4, 2013; Image: Sri Lanka Navy