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Navy seizes Indian fishing boat, Arrests 02 fishermen off Mannar
The Sri Lanka Navy has seized an Indian fishing boat and apprehended two (02) Indian fishermen while they were poaching
Summary
A joint investigation has been launched by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) into the discovery of narcotics and firearms found aboard a multi-day fishing vessel in the southern seas. The multi-day fishing vessel was intercepted by the Navy in the deep southern seas on the 11th. The Navy said a total of 10 suspects were taken into custody from the two vessels.
What this story is about
People
- M‐16 assault rifles2
- Buddhika Samapath2
- Buddhika Sampath2
- Aruna Jayasekara
- Buddika Samapath
- Heroin
- Rs
Organisations
- Navy10
- Sri Lanka Navy8
- Dikowita Harbour4
- Police Narcotics Bureau2
- Fisheries Inspector of Kilinochchi
- Criminal Investigation Department
- Sri Lanka Navy Seizes Largest
- Dikkowita Fisheries Harbour
Places
- Sri Lanka3
- South Sri Lanka Police
- Southern Province
- North of Mannar
- Sri Lankan
- Mannar
- Naval
Keywords
- vessel7
- weapons6
- fishing5
- drugs4
- seized3
- brought2
- multi2
- worth2
- transporting
- intercepted
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