Navy apprehends 02 persons engaged in illegal fishing activities

A group of naval personnel apprehended 02 persons engaged in illegal fishing activities in the lagoon area of Puttalam yesterday (24^th April).

Accordingly, naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command during a patrol conducted in the lagoon area of Puttalam yesterday, arrested the 02 suspects engaged in fishing activities without a valid pass as well as for using unauthorized fishing nets. The Navy also took into custody a canoe, 06 unauthorized fishing nets and 07kg of illegally caught fish along with the suspects who are 31 and 32 year old residents of Kalpitiya area.

The arrested persons along with the canoe, unauthorized fishing nets, fish and other fishing gear were handed over to Fisheries Inspector of Puttalam for further investigation