Navy arrests 6 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya located in Kalpitiya in the Northwestern Naval Command arrested 6 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing practices without valid licence in the sea areas of Ilanthadiya and Nororochcholai yesterday (11).

During the arrest; 2 dinghies and an unauthorized net used for fishing activities were also taken into naval custody. The arrested fishermen along with belongings were handed over to the Assistant Director of Fisheries, Puttalam and Department of Wildlife Conservation in Kandakkuliya for further investigations.