Colombo, (PTI) The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested at least 17 Indian fishermen and seized three trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country’s territorial waters, an official statement said on Thursday.
The fishermen were arrested on Wednesday off the coast of Jaffna’s Kakarathivu island.
“The Sri Lankan Navy on Wednesday arrested at least 17 Indian fishermen and took in custody three trawlers for illegally poaching in the island nation’s territorial water,” said the statement from the Sri Lankan Navy.
