Twenty seven held for poaching five trawlers seized

Navy conducted special operations to chase away Indian poaching trawlers from Sri Lankan waters in the evening of Saturday (14). The separate operations led to the seize of five Indian trawlers with 27 Indian nationals poaching in Sri Lankan waters off Mannar as well as near the Delft and Kachchativu Islands, Jaffna.

The North Central Naval Command and Northern Naval Command deployed its Fast Attack Craft, Inshore Patrol Craft and small 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. The North Central Naval Command held two Indian poaching trawlers that continued to remain in island waters off Mannar, with 15 Indian fishers aboard. Meanwhile, the Northern Naval Command apprehended three Indian poaching trawlers with 12 Indian fishermen who were poaching near the Delft and Kachchativu Islands.

The arrested Indian fishermen (27) and the poaching trawlers (five) were brought to the Talaimannar Pier and Kankasanthurai harbour and they will be handed over to the Talaimannar and Jaffna Fisheries Inspectors for further legal action.

Navy has seized 22 Indian poaching trawlers and held 137 Indian fishermen thus far in 2023.

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