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Navy seizes an Indian fishing trawler poaching in Kalpitiya seas
An Indian fishing trawler was taken into naval custody along with ten Indian fishermen onboard while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, off the Baththalangunduwa Island in Kalpitiya, Navy said.
INorthwestern Naval Command spotted a group of Indian fishing boats engaging in illegal fishing, trespassing into Sri Lankan waters. In response, naval craft of the Northwestern and Western Naval Commands had been deployed to drive away those Indian fishing boats from island waters off Baththalangunduwa, according to the Navy.
Meanwhile, compliant boarding made by naval personnel resulted in the seizure of 01 Indian fishing boat and apprehension of 10 Indian fishermen who continued to engage in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters.
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