Navy arrests 10 Indian fishermen poaching in SL waters

21 March 2017 11:45 am

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.