Twenty nine Indian fishermen and seven fishing trawlers found poaching in Sri Lankan waters off the North-Western coast of Talaimannar were taken into custody by the Navy on Saturday.

Navy Spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya said the fishermen had violated the International Maritime Boundary Line and were using the illegal method of bottom trawling.

He said the fishermen together with their trawlers would be handed over to the fisheries authorities in Thalaimanner for legal action.(DS)