The war against the usage of drugs has been more challenging than ending a 30-year long war, Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando said during the Inter Divisional Police Sports Meet in Bambalapitiya on Saturday.
"We are all aware of the civil war in which we were all mired in for 30 years. However, that seems to be an easy task when comparing to the President's war against the usage of naroctics," Mr. Fernando said.
He also pledged to extend his support to the President in order to eliminate the consumption of such dangerous drugs.
Meanwhile, 769 kilograms of cocaine which were seized in the recent past will be destroyed at the DNS Warehouse Complex, Kelaniya tomorrow (Apr 01).
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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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