Ugandan police officers on Friday night arrested six fishermen from the Kenyan side in Lake Victoria.
The police also confiscated the boats of the fishermen during the arrest.
Mbita Sub County Police Commander Charles Mwangi has, however, said that he is yet to receive official information on the arrest of the fishermen but admitted that he has heard people talking about the same.
"I am yet to receive an official report but I have heard people talk about the incident," Mwangi said, as quoted by Standard.
The fishermen, who reportedly hail from Remba Island in Homa Bay County, were arrested at around 7 a.m. while busy fishing.
The police have accused the fishermen of trespassing the waters of the neighboring nation following the arrest.
Remba Beach Management Unit chairman Semekiah Mamra has asked the government to intervene into the matter after the officers were detained.
He said that they officers had also taken all the fishes the colleagues had caught before the altercation.
Leaders from the region have been urging the government to put in place more security measures to ensure the fishermen are protected from the police in Uganda.
She said that the increased arrests have affected the fishermen in different ways.