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Sri Lanka Navy intercepted 02 Multi - day Trawlers named “Theres Nilusha” and Mangala” were illegally headed for Australia 20 nautical miles east of Trincomalee in the early hours today (08th September 2012). The intercepted trawlers were brought to the Trincomalee harbour with 146 persons including 132 Tamils, 10 Sinhalies and 04 Muslims on board.
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Among the arrested persons were including 107 males, 16 women and 23 children. They are residents of Jaffna, Mullaithivu, Vavuniya, Batticaloa, Arachchikattuwa, Chilaw, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, and Mannar. They were escorted to Trincomale Harbour to be handed over to the CID for further investigations.