Colombo: Navy Sri Lanka has arrested 43 Indian fishermen and won six trawles for allegedly conducting illegal hunting in the country’s territorial waters, a official statement said on Sunday.
The navy arrested fishermen in the southeast sea of ​​Delft Island in Jaffna on Saturday.
“The special operations carried out by the Navy in the Southeast Sea from Delft Island, Jaffna on the night of December 18, 2021, caused a seizure of 6 Indian fisheries trawlers in the waters of Sri Lanka, with 43 Indian fishermen,” Navy said in a statement.
The arrest made by a rapid attack craft from the Fast Fast Attack Flotilla, 4 FAF (4 FAF) installed on the North Navy Command, he said, adding that the operation was carried out while holding on the Covid-19 protocol.
The settings were made to hand them to the relevant authority for legal action after conducting a quick antigen test from the captured Indian fishermen, he said.
Fishermen from both countries are often arrested because they accidentally enter their waters.
The fisherman’s problem has become a big irritation in bilateral bonds.