Four individuals were arrested along with an Indian fishing vessel off Delft Islands today (Jun 26), the Navy Spokesman told Times Online.
Further, three of the four on board are suspected to be illegal migrants.
Meanwhile, Navy officers had seized another Indian fishing trawler with three individuals in the vessel.
It is reported that among these three persons were two Indian nationals and a Sri Lankan.
(Reporting by Asiri Fernando ; additional reporting by N. Lohathayalan)
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