75 arrested during drug raids near schools

December 17, 2022 12:58 pm

Sri Lanka Police have arrested a total of 75 persons following a special operation into the drug problem in schools within the Western Province.

Accordingly, the operation was carried out near 122 schools, during which two kilograms and 148 grams of ‘Mawa’, nine grams and 375 milligrams of heroin, one gram and 522 milligrams of ‘ICE’ (crystal methamphetamine) and 10 ecstasy pills were seized.

The operation was carried out under the instructions of the Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) of the Western Province , Police stated, adding that such raids will continue in schools belonging to the Western Province.

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.