83 Australia bound Persons arrested

Sri Lanka Navy arrested 83 persons bound for Australia in 02 multi-day trawlers on 20^th August 2012. The trawlers, one named “Kavindi” with 39 persons comprising 31 Tamils and 08 Sinhalese and the other named “Prasansani” with 44 persons comprising 35 Tamils, 06 Sinhalese and 03 Muslims on board were intercepted 15 nautical miles off Trincomalee by a Fast Naval Patrol Craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command.

Among the arrested are 77 men, 02 women and 04 children, who are residents of Jaffna, Mullaithivu, Trincomalee, Muttur, Kochchikade, Batticaloa, Habarana, Bulathsinhale, Balangoda, Kalpitiya, Padavi Sri-pura and Mannar. They were brought to Trincomalee Harbour to be handed over to the CID for further investigations.