INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A special operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy has resulted in the seizure of two Indian fishing boats and the apprehension of 14
Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan waters.The operation took place in the sea area north of Mannar during the dark hours of
February 08, the Navy reported.According to the Navy, the North Central Naval Command spotted a cluster of Indian fishing boats engaging in
Central Naval Command deployed its Inshore Patrol Craft to drive away those Indian fishing boats poaching in the sea area north of
who continued to engage in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters.The seized boats together with Indian fishermen were brought to the
Iranativu Island and they will be handed over to the Assistant Directorate of Fisheries, Kilinochchi for onward legal proceedings, the
