NEW DELHI, 14 February 2022, (TON): An official statement said “the Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized two fishing trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters.”
The Navy said “the arrests were made in seas north of Talaimannar. They were indulging in bottom trawling.”
"In an operation conducted in seas north of Talaimannar in the dark hours of February 12, Sri Lanka Navy managed to seize 2 Indian trawlers with 12 Indian fishermen whilst poaching in Sri Lankan waters," said the statement.
This is the third arrest of Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters this month.
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