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Sri Lankan Navy arrests nine fishermen from Tamil Nadu, seizes 2 boats

Nine fishermen from Mandapam, in Ramanathapuram district, who had ventured into the sea on Monday, July 24, 2023, were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy personnel on charges of poaching in the early hours of Tuesday.

According to information available in Rameswaram, the fishermen had gone into the sea to fish on Monday, and were scheduled to return to the shore by Tuesday at around noon. However, the Sri Lankan Navy detained the fishermen on charges of poaching in Sri Lankan waters and took them to the Kankesanthurai Port.

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