Island-wide operation nets 1,182 suspects in 24 hours

3 January 2024 09:44 am Views - 661

Colombo, Jan. 3 (Daily Mirror) - A total of 1,182 suspects were arrested within the last 24 hours during the island-wide operation 'Yukthiya', the Public Security Ministry said.

They said that during this period, police recovered 287 gms of heroin, 5.4 kgs of cannabis, 246 gms of Ice drugs, 19,052 cannabis plants and several other narcotics.

Among the 1,182 suspects arrested during the operation, 44 are being investigated into under detention orders, while 138 of them are on the IRC list of the Police Narcotics Bureau.

Additionally, 47 persons have been referred for rehabilitation.