INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A special operation mounted by Sri Lanka Navy in the eastern seas has led to the apprehension of 64 persons who were suspected to be
attempting to illegally migrate from the country via sea routes.Accordingly, the Fast Attack Craft P 484 of the Fast Attack Flotilla
attached to the Eastern Naval Command intercepted a suspicious local fishing trawler, during a patrol off Trincomalee yesterday (15th
this racket, 11 females and 03 children
The arrested suspects.The suspects held in this naval patrol are between 02 to 55 years of age and are residents of Trincomalee, Mullaitivu
They have been handed over to the Trincomalee Harbour Police for onward legal proceedings.Sri Lanka Navy urges the public to avoid being
convicted before the law by being caught in the trap of smugglers who persuade the innocent to engage in illegal and perilous sea voyages to
As such, the Navy warns the public that attempting to migrate by these vessels could pose a high risk to their lives.
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