SLN arrests 18 Indian fishermen poaching in Lankan waters

SLNS Udara and FACs attached to the Northern Naval Command arrested 18 Indian fishermen and 03 Indian Dhows engaged in illegal fishing in the Nothern seas off Delft Island of Sri Lanka on 29^thDecember 2013. One of these boats is possessed with hand held GPS equipment which confirms that they have purposely entered in to Sri Lankan waters. The arrested fishermen were brought to KKS harbour and handed over to the Fisheries Authorities in Jaffna.