13 March, 2021
Image courtesy- www.navy.lk
Sri Lanka Navy was able to foil an illegal migration attempt by apprehending 24 persons involved in the act, on 11th March.
After spotting a lorry parked near the Kalpitiya lagoon, the interrogation revealed that they were waiting for a boat to arrive from Kalpitiya lagoon, preparing to migrate illegally from Sri Lanka to a foreign country by sea.
The group of people including the driver along with their lorry were handed over to the Kalpitiya Police for onward legal action.