Seven local fishermen from Mulankavil and Nilaweli were arrested by the navy for engaging in illegal fsihing, Naval personnel attached to Buwenaka in Mulankavil arrested three persons along with a Fiber Glass Dinghy and 30 kilograms of illegally harvested sea cucumbers in Nachchikuda yesterday. The arrested persons along with the items were handed over to the Assistant Director of Fisheries (Kilinochchi) for onward action.
On a separate incident, the naval personnel attached to Vijayaba in Nilaweli with the assistance of Kuchchaweli police arrested four local fishermen along with two hand nets, three pairs of diving fins, two diving masks, 15 oxygen cylinders and 8 kilograms of illegally harvested sea cucumbers in Erakkandi lagoon. The arrested persons with the items were handed over to Kuchchaweli police for onward action.
The United States has told Sri Lanka that the disposition of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Bushehr and its crew is a matter for Colombo to resolve under its own laws and international obligations, while signalling it is in active talks with Sri Lanka to contain Iran’s threat to US interests.
The Editor, of Lankaenews website Sandaruwan Senadheera was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport while returning from UK.
A QR Code for fuel distribution for vehicles has been implemented from today.
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