Naval personnel attached to the Southern Naval Command together with Coast Guard personnel arrested 13 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing practices without valid license in the sea area of Akurala yesterday, Navy said.
During the arrest; a dinghy, a trawler, a canoe, a fishing net and a stock of 200 kg of fish were taken into custody. The apprehended persons along with the items were handed over to the District Fisheries Office, Galle for further investigations.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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