India, April 16 -- Four Indian fishermen have been arrested, and their trawler seized for allegedly poaching in Sri Lankan waters, the island nation's Navy said on Wednesday. Sri Lanka's North Central Naval Command, in a statement, said it spotted a group of Indian fishing boats engaged in fishing activities in the Sri Lankan waters and deployed personnel to drive them away from the island's waters off Mannar on Monday. "A compliant boarding made by naval personnel resulted in the seizure of the Indian fishing boat and apprehension of four Indian fishermen who continued to engage in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters," the statement said. So far this year, 18 trawlers and 128 Indian fishermen have been arrested for poaching in Sri Lanka...
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