Navy arrests 05 fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Buwaneka of the North Central Naval Command arrested 05 persons with an FGD on the suspicion of their engagement in illegal fishing in the seas off Thalaimannar in Mannar on 29th April 2015.

The arrested persons were handed over to Mulankavil Police for further investigations while their equipments, which included 04 pairs of diving fins, 04 diving masks, 01 GPS and several fishing nets along with 200kg of illegally caught fish catch, were handed over to the Fisheries Inspector (Nachchikuda) for onward action.