Two local persons who engaged in illegal fishing activities were arrested by Navy at two separate locations yesterday. Accordingly, on receipt of intelligence information the naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command, in coordination with the officials of Batticaloa Police and Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, during a raid carried out in Batticaloa, apprehended a suspect who was stealing fishing nets and harvest of the fishermen, in off Batticaloa sea area.
During the arrest; a dinghy and 85 kg of fish were taken into custody and the suspect along with items was handed over to the Kalawanchikudi Police for onward investigations.
Another person was arrested for engaging in illegal fishing practices using unauthorized fishing nets in the sea area of Marsankudal, by the naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command. Along with the suspect; a dinghy and an unauthorized fishing net were also taken into naval custody. The arrested person and fishing gear were produced before the Jaffna Fisheries Inspector for further legal action.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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