SLN arrests 16 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters

SLN craft attached to the Northern Naval Command on routine patrol arrested 16 Indian fishermen and 3 Indian fishing trawlers engaged in poaching in the Sri Lankan waters on 31st August 2015. Nine Indian fishermen and an Indian trawler were taken into custody in the seas off Veththalaikerni and seven Indian fishermen and two Indian fishing trawlers were taken into custody in the seas west of Nainativu.

The arrested fishermen and the trawlers were handed over to the officials of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Jaffna for legal action.