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Four more poaching Indian trawlers taken into custody
The Navy took into custody 04 Indian trawlers that were poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters during a special operation conducted off Delft Island, on Wednesday (9), it said in a press release on Thursday (10).
They also arrested 21 Indian fishermen who were in the trawlers, the navy said.
The apprehended trawlers and Indian fishermen (21) were brought to the Kankesanthurai harbour, and they will be handed over to the Mailadi Fisheries Inspector for legal proceedings, the navy said.
Sri Lanka’s navy conducts regular patrols and operations in its waters to curb illegal fishing practices of foreign fishing trawlers, the navy said.
With this, the Navy has detected a total of 59 Indian trawlers and 434 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters so far in 2024, the navy said.