Five Indian fishermen arrested while poaching in Sri Lanka

03 Mar, 2017

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Gajaba located in Mannar in the North Central Naval Command arrested 5 Indian fishermen along with their fishing trawler while they were poaching in the sea area Southeast of Mannar yesterday (2).

The arrested fishermen and items were handed over to the Assistant Directors Office of Fisheries, Mannar for onward legal action, the Navy media unit said today.

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