Three arrested for trapping rare sea turtle
December 4, 2016 01:55 am
Sri Lanka Navy arrested 3 persons who trapped a rare species of sea turtle in Anthonipuram area and were attempting to transfer the turtle by illegal means.
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Buwaneka located in Nachchikuda belonging to the North Central Naval Command made the arrest yesterday (2).
The sea turtle, weighing around 60 kg, was set free back into the sea and the suspects were handed over to Mannar Fisheries Inspector for further investigations, SLN said.