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Anti-drugs Operations

November 09, 2020

The Sri Lanka (SL) Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and Police Narcotic Bureau conducted anti-drugs operations last week and arrested a total of 24 persons, including drug peddlers, following effective interoperability among the security services and the Police.

Accordingly, 04 grams and 114 milligrams of Heroin, 20.555 kilos of Local Cannabis, 264.565 kilos of Kerala Cannabis and 5 litres of Kasippu were nabbed by the law enforcement authorities.

Compared to the last week, the arrested amount of Kerala Cannabis are higher.