According to the spokesman for the local Ministry of the Interior, Sérgio Afonso, the group was arrested during a PGF patrol, which also seized the vessel, of the artisanal type, and the fishing material.
Sérgio Afonso stressed, in statements to Rádio Nacional de Angola (RNA), that in addition to being fishing in a prohibited area, the detainees were also illegally practicing the activity.
"The personnel were referred to the Migration and Foreigners Service for the necessary legal procedures and the vessel is under the supervision of the Border Guard Police, as well as the fishing material contained in the said vessel," he said.