(UTV|COLOMBO) – A group of Naval Personnel attached to the North-Western Naval Command, during patrol in the sea area of Palliyawatta in Kalpitiya, arrested 3 persons for engaging in illegal fishing using unauthorised nets, without a valid license on Monday (18).
The arrested persons have been identified as residents of Kalpitiya area. The Naval Personnel had also seized a dinghy, 100 metres long unauthorised fishing net, an outboard motor and 10 kilogrammes of illegally caught fish, during the arrest. Further, Naval Personnel attached to the same Naval command had also found 20 pieces of illegal fishing nets during a patrol carried out in Rodapadu sea area.
The arrested persons along with the dinghy, fish, unauthorised fishing nets and other fishing gear were handed over to the Fisheries Inspector of Puttalam for onward action.
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