3 Tamil fishermen held by Sri Lanka for smuggling heroin
Three Tamil fishermen were arrested and their boat was seized by the Sri Lankan naval personnel near the island nation's coast on Thursday for allegedly smuggling heroin worth ₹2 crores, police said. The fishermen were reportedly from a coastal village in the Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district. They were arrested 4 km off Talaimannar in Sri Lanka, intelligence wing officials said.