IGP Pujith Jayasundara has decided to award cash incentives to police officers and those who provide information on individuals who possess illegal firearms.
The cash prizes will be awarded between January 01 and March 31 this year.
The possession of illegal firearms still remains rampant although the Police have made several arrests in the recent past, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.
Accordingly, a three-month special search operation which commenced on January 1 to apprehend these individuals is currently underway.
IGP Jayasundara has ordered that the cash prizes must be awarded to the relevant individuals within two weeks of arresting the suspect.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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