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Eleven Indian fishermen have been arrested and three fishing trawlers seized by Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters, according to an official statement.
COLOMBO, Feb 8: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 11 Indian fishermen and seized three fishing trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country’s territorial waters, an official statement said on Tuesday. The arrests were made close to Delft Island in the north on Monday. They were indulging in bottom trawling, the Navy said. The arrests are part of the Navy’s patrols to cut illegal fishing in the Sri Lankan waters to minimise impact from poaching on the local fishermen and […]