Seventeen Sri Lankans who were on an attempt to heading towards Australia were arrested today at 2.30 am in the seas off the Galle lighthouse, navy said.
Among the apprehended people were, a woman and two small girls and two boys. The said migrants have left from the Negombo harbor onboard fishing trawler called “Vindana 3” on 1st March. The Sri Lanka Navy apprehended the migrants on a tip off received by intelligence personnel.
The apprehended migrants were taken to the port of Galle with the help of naval craft P414 and handed over to the Police Station Galle for onward investigations.
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