23 arrested in Oman for violating fishing and labour laws

Muscat: More than 20 expats have been arrested for violating marine fishing  and labour laws in Dhofar Governorate.

"The fisheries control team, in cooperation with the Coast Guard Police, was able to arrest 23 expatriate workers who were violating the marine fishing law and the labour law in the Arabian Sea near the Al Halaniyat Islands and seizing six fishing boats. The legal measures are being taken against the violators," the Directorate General of Agricultural, Fisheries and Water Resources in Dhofar Governorate said.