Naval personnel in Mandaitivu in the Northern Naval Area arrested fifiteen persons while harvesting sea cucumbers, without authorized licence, in seas off Mandaitivu yesterday.
Along with the suspects 104 sea cucumbers, 7 diving masks, 6 pairs of diving fins and a traditional boat (Wallam) were taken into naval custody. The arrested persons and items were handed over to the Jaffna Fisheries Inspector for onward action.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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