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.
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.
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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