Sri Lanka Navy yesterday morning apprehended 53 persons attempting to illegally migrate from the country by sea, during separate search operations carried out in beach areas of Erakkandi, Trincomalee and Talpadu in Mannar.
The operations also led to the apprehension of two human smugglers.
Sri Lanka Navy has been conducting regular operations covering the sea and coastal areas around the country with the aim of suppressing illegal migration and other forms of illegal activities. During a special operation mounted at Erakkandi Beach on Tuesday night in coordination with the Kuchchaveli Police, SLNS Vijayaba in the Eastern Naval Command apprehended 46 individuals suspected to be attempting to illegally migrate from the country by sea. Among the group that was remaining at the beach were; 12 males, 11 females and 23 children.
The apprehended individuals were identified as residents of Kinniya, Muttur and Kumburupiddi areas. The group was handed over to the Kuchchaveli Police.
A search operation carried out by SLNS Gajaba in the North Central Naval Command made way to the apprehension of seven persons, suspected to be on an illegal migration attempt to a foreign country by a dinghy, with two human smugglers in the beach area of Talpadu in the dark hours on July 5.The seven individuals included three males, one female and three children.The Navy also took hold of the dinghy to be used for the illegal act.
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