The Navy and Police in a coordinated search operation in the beach area of Habaraduwa, Galle yesterday (23) apprehended 45 would-be illegal immigrants staying in a lodge in the area. Sri Lanka Navy has been conducting regular search operations and patrols covering the sea and coastal areas with the aim of suppressing illegal activities.
Sri Lanka Navy has been conducting regular search operations and patrols covering the sea and coastal areas with the aim of suppressing illegal activities. SLNS Dakshina in the Southern Naval Command with the assistance of Habaraduwa Police had apprehended this group of would-be illegal immigrants, after searching a lodge in the area. It is suspected that they were awaiting at the lodge, until the arrival of a boat to illegally migrate from the country. Among the apprehended persons were 35 males and 07 females above 18 years of age and three individuals below 18 years.
Meanwhile, a bus used to transport this group of people were also seized in this search operation.
The suspects held in the operation were identified as residents of Jaffna, Vavuniya, Mannar, Wennappuwa and Puttalam areas. The suspects along with the bus were handed over to the Habaraduwa Police for onward legal proceedings.
Smugglers cheat the innocent and organize this kind of unethical enterprise using unsafe craft. As such, Navy urges the public to refrain from risking their lives by engaging in perilous sea voyages and be victims before the law.
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