The Navy apprehended 16 persons for engaging in illegal fishing activities in the Northern Sea area.
During these operations, the Navy also held four dinghies, diving equipment and fishing gear used for these illegal acts.
They were arrested on charges of night diving without a valid licence, using unauthorized nets, and light coarse fishing.
The persons held in these operations were identified as residents of China Bay, Trincomalee, Nagar Kovil, Vavuniya, Pudukuduirippu, Mullaitivu, Mannar and Pudumathalan areas, from 16 to 58 years of age. The apprehended persons together with their belongings were handed over to the Office of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Department in Jaffna for onward legal action.
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