Navy arrests 7 persons engaged in illegal fishing
 

A team of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command, during a routine patrol, apprehended 7 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing using unauthorized nets in the waters off Norway Island yesterday (30, June).

Along with the fishermen; a dinghy, an unauthorized fishing net, 2 diving masks, 2 pairs of diving fins, and 50 kg of fish-harvest were taken into naval custody. The apprehended fishermen, fishing gears and the stock of fish were handed over to the Assistant Directorate of Fisheries, Trincomalee for onward action.