Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The Sri Lanka Navy, together with the Sri Lanka Coast Guard have seized 02 Indian trawlers and apprehended 19 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters near Delft Island, Jaffna last night (Feb. 07).

The Northern Naval Command of Sri Lanka Navy had deployed Fast Attack Craft and Coast Guard to chase away a cluster of Indian poaching trawlers, having spotted them engaging in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters close to the Delft Island in the dark hours on Wednesday. Two poaching trawlers carrying 19 fishermen were apprehended as they continued to remain in Sri Lankan waters, the Navy said.

The seized trawlers, together with the 19 fishermen, have been brought to the Kankesanturai Harbour and they will be hande...