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27 Indian fishermen, 4 dhows caught poaching
View(s):Twenty-seven (27) Indian fishermen along with four dhows engaged in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters were apprehended by the Sri Lanka Navy around 5 pm on Friday.
The arrests was made in the northern seas by a Fast Gunboat attached to the Northern Naval Command.
Subsequently, the Indian fishermen and their dhows were brought to the Naval base SLNS Elara on Saturday and the fishermen medically examined before they were handed over to the Jaffna Assistant Director of Fisheries through the Sri Lanka Coast Guard.