A total of 838 additional drug suspects have been taken into custody within a 24-hour period that concluded at 12:30 a.m. today (25) during the nationwide anti-narcotic operation ‘Yukthiya’ by police and security forces.
Of the individuals who were arrested, 549 were detained on drug-related allegations, while 289 more were listed as sought criminal suspects.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Public Security has issued detention orders against 5 suspects for further interrogations whilst 10 are being transferred for rehabilitation.
The Ministry of Public Security reported that during this 24-hour period, drugs including 211 of heroin, 78g of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), 16.6 kg of cannabis, 9,974 cannabis plants, and 1,192 narcotic pills were taken into custody.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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