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Five Indian fishermen arrested for smuggling fancy good items released due to COVID-19 concerns

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Five Indian fishermen who were taken into Naval custody today morning in Mannar for trying to smuggle fancy good items and pharmaceutical products into the country have been released without any legal action.

The five fishermen with the trawler were taken into custody near Kudhiramalai, Mannar and the fishermen were allowed to return to Tamil Nadu on their own vessel due to COVID-19 concerns, the Navy said.

All the smuggled items found in the Indian vessel were seized and to be handed over to the Customs department shortly, according to the Navy.

Currently, India is recording a massive number of COVID-19 cases and deaths daily due to the viral spread of the virus. (Pix by N. Lohathayalan)

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