The fishermen were arrested early morning off the coast of Pulmoddai in the eastern seas and they were being escorted by the Navy to reach the port of Trincomalee, the PTI reported quoting Naval spokesman, Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya, as said. The fishermen would face legal action at Trincomalee.
The fishermen were arrested and their four trawler seized while they were fishing in the Palk Straits on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).
