The Sri Lankan naval forced had boosted operations in Sri Lankan waters to curb illegal fishing practices of Indian Fishing trawlers.
The navy stated that they carried out a special operation yesterday to dispel Indian fishermen which were engaging in illegal fishing activities.
The Navy said that they seized an Indian fishing trawler with three Indian who were fishing in Sri Lankan waters Kovilan Lighthouse, Kareinagar.
The Northern Naval Command deployed a Fast Attack Craft to chase away a group of Indian poaching trawlers, after spotting them the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).
Thus, the Navy held an Indian poaching trawler that continued to remain in the island's waters, with 03 Indian fishers and their fishing gears.
The seized trawler together with 03 Indian fishermen was brought to the Kankesanthurai Harbour and they handed over to the Mailadi Fisheries Inspector for legal proceedings.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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.
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