Seven persons have been arrested while engaging in illegal fishing in Northern waters, Navy media said.
The men, aged 20 to 37, residents of Mannar and Kalpitiya were arrested off Point Pedro, Jaffna by naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command while diving to catch fish without valid fishing passes.
One dinghy has been seized along with diving and fishing gear. The men together with their fishing gear have been handed over to the Fisheries Inspector-Point Pedro East for further legal action.
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.
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