Naval troops assist to apprehend hidden Palu timber
Naval troops attached to SLNS Barana of the North Western Naval Command assisted the Wildlife Department officers to recover 24 Palu timber beams (2” x 4”), which had been hidden in an abandoned house in Marichchakatti, on 15th September 2014.
17 Sep 2014
SLN arrests 55 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy arrested 55 Indian fishermen along with 08 Indian fishing trawlers poaching well within Sri Lankan waters on 10th & 11th September 2014.
11 Sep 2014
SLN arrests 06 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Naval craft attached to the North Central Naval Command on routine patrol arrested 06 Indian fishermen and an Indian fishing trawler poaching in Sri Lankan waters North of Mannar on 08th September 2014.
09 Sep 2014
Navy arrests 40 fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval troops attached to SLNS Kanchadewa of the Northern Naval Command arrested 34 fishermen and 12 fishing boats engaged in illegal fishing using prohibited fishing gears Settipuram and Velanithurei beach area.
07 Sep 2014
Navy recovers 19 Kilograms of "Kerala Ganja" foiling cross-border narcotic smuggling racket
Naval personnel attached to the North Western Naval Command on information received recovered 19 kilograms of cannabis (Kerala Ganja) which had been dumped by cross-border narcotic smugglers in the seas south of Mannar. The detection was made in the early hours of 05th September 2014.
06 Sep 2014
SLN facilitates repatriation of 23 Sri Lankan fishermen
Sri Lanka Navy facilitated the repatriation of 23 Sri Lanka fishermen who had been released from the Indian custody. The fishermen along with 4 fishing trawlers were taken over from Indian Coast Guard Ship “Vishwast” at the Indo-Sri Lanka International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) North of Kankasanturai on 03rd September 2014.
03 Sep 2014
Navy recovers 16 Kilograms of “Kerala Ganja”
Naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command on information received recovered 16 kilograms of cannabis (Kerala Ganja) concealed of the shrubs in the Mathagal area in Jaffna on 02nd September 2014.
03 Sep 2014
SLN rescues 06 Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy patrol craft attached to the Northern Naval Command on routine patrol rescued 06 Indian fishermen from a run aground Indian fishing trawler in the seas East of Kachchative Island on 02nd September 2014.
02 Sep 2014
SLN arrests 09 Indian Fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Naval craft attached to the Northern Naval Command on routine patrol arrested 09 Indian fishermen and an Indian fishing trawler poaching in Sri Lankan waters in the seas off Delft on 01st September 2014.
02 Sep 2014
Navy rescues 02 fishermen from a capsized fishing vessel
Naval craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command on routine patrol rescued two fishermen from a capsized fishing vessel in the rough seas off Trincomalee close to midnight on 30th August 2014.
31 Aug 2014