A person apprehended for engagement in fishing without valid pass

A group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command, nabbed a person engaged in illegal fishing without a pass, during a patrol conducted at Kudiramalai sea area in Kalpitiya today (04^th April).

Along with the suspects, a dinghy and a outboard motor were also seized by the Navy. The arrested persons have been identified as a resident of Uchchamunei area in Kalpitiya. The suspect together with dinghy, outboard motor and other fishing gears belonging to him were handed over to the Fisheries Inspector of Puttalam for onward legal action.