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Sri Lankan navy detains 14 more Tamil Nadu fishermen near Katchatheevu
With this arrest, so far this year 529 Indian fishermen have been arrested and 68 trawlers confiscated, the navy said.
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan Navy said it has arrested 14 more Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial waters and seized two fishing trawlers. The arrests took place on Wednesday off the coast of the northeastern district of Mannar.
With this arrest, so far this year 529 Indian fishermen have been arrested and 68 trawlers confiscated, the navy said.
On Monday, 18 Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy in the Vettilaikerni area in the north.
Last month, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha held a meeting in which they stressed the importance of a long-term solution to the ongoing fishing disputes between the two nations.
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