Navy arrests 10 Indian fishermen poaching in SL waters

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The Navy yesterday arrested 10 Indian fishermen along with their fishing trawler while poaching in the Srilankan waters in the seas off Delft Island.

Navy said the arrested fishermen were brought to the Naval Base SLNS Elara and were to be handed over to the Jaffna fisheries authorities for onward legal action.

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Jacoob Tuesday, 21 March 2017 12:48 PM

See, we do not shoot them !!

ANTON Tuesday, 21 March 2017 01:17 PM

WHEN INDIAN FISHERMEN LEAVE SRILANKA AFTER THEY ARE RELEASED FROM THE REMAND PRISON THEY WOULD SAY " POITTU VAAREN AIYAA"

Selvyn Tuesday, 21 March 2017 05:17 PM

Indian fishermen dont deserve an atom of sympathy for ruining our marine resources deliberately via DM Android App

samith Wednesday, 22 March 2017 02:19 AM

Every time they are caught they should be heavily fined and their cach seized or they will keep doing the same.

Henry Wednesday, 22 March 2017 05:17 AM

Looks the GPS provided to these fishermen by Indian authorities are outdated or Junk as they are not functioning even within their own territory!

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