The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested another 67 individuals who had attempted to illegally migrate from the country by sea.
The group was arrested along with a fishing trawler during a naval patrol conducted in the eastern seas off Kalmunai this morning (08).
The Sri Lanka Navy has been conducting regular operations and patrols covering the sea and coastal areas around the island with the aim of suppressing illegal migration and other forms of illegal activities.
Accordingly, Sri Lanka Navy Ship (SLNS) Ranarisi intercepted a suspicious local multiday fishing trawler carrying this group of 67, suspected to be attempting to illegally migrate from the country by sea, while patrolling off Kalmunai this morning.
Among the apprehended persons were 53 males including 06 human smugglers, 06 females, and 08 children. The Navy also seized the multiday fishing trawler used for this illegal act.
The apprehended individuals who are from 01 to 56 years of age were identified as residents of Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, and Batticaloa. They will be handed over to the Trincomalee Harbour Police for onward legal action. (NewsWire)