Smuggling of beedis foiled, 3 held

Three fishermen of Thoothukudi were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy for smuggling kilos of beedi leaves, sources said on Thursday. While the Lankan Navy personnel were engaged in a sea patrolling, the boat of the fishermen from Thoothukudi who ventured into the sea on November 11, was intercepted as the boat had been moving in a suspicious manner.