(UTV|COLOMBO) – Nine Indian fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters were apprehended by a Fast Gun Boat attached to the Northern Naval Command during a patrol in the Northern seas North-West of Delft Island on Monday (25).
Two dhows used by them have also been taken into Naval custody.
Accordingly, the Indian fishermen who were brought to SLNS Uthtara, after a basic medical test, are due to be handed over to the office of the Fisheries Inspector in Jaffna for onward legal action.
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