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Sri Lanka Navy intercepted 58 persons illegally bound for Australia in a multi-day trawler in the early hours of 07th September 2012. The trawler named “Devmini” was intercepted by a Fast Naval Patrol Craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command 19 nautical miles off Boulder Point in Trincomalee.
Among the arrested persons are 35 Tamils, 03 Sinhalese and 20 Muslims including 44 males, 06 women and 08 children. They are residents of Jaffna, Vavuniya, Batticaloa, Muthur, Kalpitiya, Negombo, Mullaithivu and Trincomalee. They were escorted to Trincomale Harbour to be handed over to the CID for further investigations.