A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
?????????????????????????????????????????????????Saturday, May 6, 2017
India-Sri Lanka coastal belt turning into a smuggling ground?
Indian Custom's official have caught 5kg of gold which was smuggled from Sri Lanka to India.
The region between northern Sri Lanka and Rameshwaram has been a subject
of intense activities with regular arrests made by both the sides. With
Indian fishermen not venturing into the sea for 60 days, the regular
fishermen arrests have come down, but today the Indian Custom's official
have caught 5kg of gold which was smuggled from Sri Lanka to India.
The Customs officials said that an investigation is underway and they
will soon be getting hold of a racket that has been smuggling goods into
the two countries. Apart from this, a suspect was apprehended with over
1 kg of heroin by a group of Naval personnel attached to the Sri Lanka
Coast Guard in coordination with Kotawila Police. The apprehended
suspect and heroin were handed over to the Kotawila Police for further
investigations.
With the Indian Coast Guards hovercraft getting damaged, it is seen that
there is an alleged difficulty in the patrolling and this has further
increased the presence of smugglers in the region.
The
fishing ban period already kicking in is seen that the regular arrests
of fishermen that usually take place has come down. The arrest of five
fishermen a few days back though has caused a lot of protest across the
fishing community in the state. Apart from the arrests of Indian
fishermen, close to 140 boats have been kept under the Sri Lankan
custody and getting them back has been a regular demand of the Indian
fishermen.
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Sri Lanka on 11th of May it has been announced that there will be release of the boats as a goodwill gesture.
While this has brought in some relief for the fishermen, the region
becoming a smuggling ground is causing a lot of fear and unhappiness.