Over 11,000 arrested within 20 days in Sri Lanka for drug offences

Sri Lanka Inspector General of Police Mahinda Balasuriya announced today that the police has arrested 11,139 persons in the 20-day operation launched to curb the drug menace.

Addressing a press briefing held in Colombo today, the police chief said that the majority of arrests were made in the Western Province, the major province of the country.

The police chief also said that the government that eliminated terrorism has now focused to eliminate the drug menace. He also said that the police did not bow to any influence regarding the operations against drug menace.