9 Indian Fishermen Arrested For Allegedly Poaching In Sri Lankan Waters
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The nine fishermen were arrested, and their two trawlers were seized off the coast of Delft islet in the northern Jaffna peninsula, the Navy said.
The Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested nine Indian fishermen and seized their trawlers for allegedly poaching in its territorial waters, officials here said, taking the number of Indian nationals arrested this year by the island nation in such incidents to 261.
The nine fishermen were arrested, and their two trawlers were seized off the coast of Delft islet in the northern Jaffna peninsula, the Navy said.
On July 11, the Navy said that 252 Indian fishermen were arrested and 35 trawlers seized this year for poaching.
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