Naval camps to deter smugglers - PM

Uditha KUMARASINGHE in Parliament

Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne told Parliament a short while ago that a network of naval camps is being set up along the country’s coastal belt to deal with arms smugglers, drug traffickers and human smugglers.

“These naval bases will also provide security to Sri Lankan fishermen and prevent intrusions by poaching foreign vessels,” the Prime Minister told the Parliament today.