Navy conducted a special operation to chase away Indian poaching trawlers from Sri Lankan waters on Saturday (18) in the morning. The operation resulted in the apprehension of two Indian dhows with 22 Indian fishermen engaged in poaching activities off the coast of Point Pedro.
The Northern Naval Command deployed its Fast Attack Craft to chase away a cluster of Indian poaching trawlers, after having spotted they were engaging in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters on Saturday morning and held two Indian dhows with 22 Indian fishermen, for poaching off Point Pedro.
The apprehended Indian fishermen and the poaching dhows were brought to the Kankasanthurei Harbour and they will be handed over to the Fisheries Inspector of Mailadi for onward legal action.
Including the Indian dhows held in this operation, the Sri Lanka Navy has seized 29 Indian poaching trawlers and apprehended 196 Indian fishermen thus far in 2023. Following these apprehensions, the poaching trawlers and fishermen have been handed over to relevant authorities for legal action.
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