President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed provincial level programmes to be carried out to rehabilitate drug addicts below the age of 18, the President's Media Division said.
These instructions had been issued to the National Drug Rehabilitation Authority after a report submitted to the President had shown that there were more than 100,000 drug addicts in this age group.
The Presidential Task Force on Drug Prevention, National Dangerous Drugs Control Board, and the Police had compiled this report. According to the report, 6100 minors were found to have been consuming heroin.
Meanwhile, the Western Province had topped the list for the most number of drug addicts, the President's Media Division noted adding that drug awareness programmes are currently underway in a bid to resolve this issue.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
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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