NewsAt least eight persons who engaged in illegal fishing and kept drugs in their possession, arrested over the last week at different locations in the island, Navy said. Apprehended person and the drugs were handed over to Fort Police for further legal action. Apprehended persons along with 7 dinghies and 97 banned nets were handed over to Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Mulativu, for onward legal action. Naval personnel attached to North Western Naval Command nabbed four persons while engaging in illegal fishing with banned nets in Sinnapadu sea area on 23rd February. Navy apprehended a dinghy and a banned net used by them and the persons with fishing gears were handed over to Assistant Director of Fisheries-Puttalam for onward action.

Source: Sunday Times February 28, 2018 08:26 UTC