Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalpitiya arrested three local fishermen with an FGD engaged in illegal fishing between Mampuri and Sinnapadu sea areas yesterday, Navy said.
Two pairs of diving fins, a GPS, 10 Oxygen cylinders and 42 conch shells were also taken into custody during the arrest. The arrested persons and the items were handed over to the Assistant Director of Fisheries (Puttalam) for further investigations.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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