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Colombo, Dec 20 (Daily Mirror) - The police have identified a total of 4,665 suspects listed as Island Re-convicted Criminals (IRCs) in the country. The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) has identified 1,425 suspects on the IRC list, while the Special Bureau has identified 3,340 suspects.
The majority of these individuals are spread across the provinces, with 1,625 listed in the Western Province, 509 in the Southern Province, 346 in the Central Province and 312 in the Northern Province.
Additionally, 414 suspects are listed in the Sabaragamuwa Province, 331 in the Uva Province, 381 in the North Central Province, 394 in the North West Province and 353 in the Eastern Province.
Meanwhile, during a week-long island-wide operation launched by the police, 503 suspects from the IRC list were arrested within the first three days.
Police said 116 suspects were arrested on Sunday and an additional 169 suspects were arrested on Monday while 218 suspects were arrested yesterday.
The week-long island-wide operation launched on Sunday to crack down on drug traffickers and those engaged in organized crimes led to the arrest of another 2,296 suspects including 85 females yesterday, totaling the number of suspects arrested within the first three days to 6,583, the Public Security Ministry said.
Among the suspects arrested during the operation yesterday, 109 are being investigated under detention orders. Also, investigations into assets have been launched into 14 suspects, and 184 persons have been referred for rehabilitation.
