A total of 222 individuals have been arrested over drunk driving offences during a special operation from midnight until 5 am today (Mar 09).
The search operation was carried out by police officers upon the directives of IGP Pujith Jayasundara.
Police Spokesman S.P. Ruwan Gunasekara said that the operation was carried out in the Western Province.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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