Four (04) persons engaged in illegal fishing held by Navy

SL Navy apprehended four (04) persons who engaged in illegal fishing at Kokilai lagoon area in Pulmude, on 20^th September 2019.

Accordingly, Eastern Naval Command, during a patrol conducted at Kokilai lagoon area in Pulmude, apprehended these suspects who engaged in illegal fishing using banned nets.

These persons are residents of Negombo, Puttalam and Kokilai areas aged 20, 34, 27 and 30. Navy also seized a dinghy, a banned net, an OBM and some fishing gears.

Apprehended persons along with the dinghy, OBM, net and other fishing gears were handed over to the Fisheries inspector-Kuchchaweli.