Five suspects engaged in illegal fishing, arrested
 

A team of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command, apprehended 5 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing, using illegal fishing nets, in the seas off Kuchchaweli today (06, July).  

Along with the fishermen; a dinghy, an illegal fishing net and 130 kg of fish-harvest were taken into naval custody. The apprehended fishermen, fishing gear and the stock of fish were handed over to the Assistant Director of Fisheries, Trincomalee for onward action.