37 Chinese arrested by Navy

6 August 2012 06:15 am

Navy arrested 37 Chinese nationals when they were engaged in poaching in Sri Lanka waters, 13 nautical miles away from Batticaloa.

Navy said that the China has an agreement with the Fisheries Ministry where they can engage in fishing beyond 200 nautical miles from Sri Lanka.

The navy arrested two Sri Lankans who were with the Chinese in two multi day fishing trawlers and all of them were brought to Trincomalee. (SD)