Four Pakistani boats were seized at the fishing port of Pasabander, in southern Iran, with more than 20 crew.

Iran Press/Iran news: Najaf Safari, Commander of the Aquatic Resources Protection Unit of the Fisheries of Sistan and Baluchestan said on Saturday that the patrol teams of Pasabandar base and the Naval Command in the protected area of Pasabandar base succeeded in identifying and seizing 2 fishing vessels and 2 fishing boats belonging to Pakistani nationals.

Safari added: "These vessels, which had violated the border territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran and attempted to trawl illegally in the waters of Iran and the Makran Sea, were transferred to the wharf, and the crew who were Pakistani nationals, were handed over to the Iranian judicial authorities to go through legal proceedings.

Pasabander is located in Dashtiari city in the south of Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran.

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