Week long ’Yukthiya’ operation nets 13,666 suspects with over 1,000 listed criminals

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Colombo, Dec 24 (Daily Mirror) - A total of 13,666 suspects have been arrested during the week-long island-wide special operation 'Yukthiya,' launched last Sunday to curb drug-related and underworld activities.

The special operation was launched covering all the provinces on December 17 by the police, STF and other security forces and ended at 12.30 am today.

The Public Security Ministry said 717 suspects among 13,666 are under further investigation with detention orders in place.

As of 12:30 am today, police have seized 9.82 kgs of heroin, 4.679 kgs of Ice, 272 kgs of cannabis, 944,651 cannabis plants, 117 kgs of Mawa, 35 kgs of Ash, 989 grams of hashish, 3 kgs of Thule, 520 grams of Kush and 65,924 narcotic pills.

Also, 174 suspects are under investigation for illegal assets, and 1,097 drug addicts have been directed to rehabilitation centers.

The Police Narcotics Bureau and the Special Bureau have arrested 1,107 suspects out of 4,665 individuals listed as Island Re-convicted Criminals.

In addition, a number of vehicles and properties acquired through illegal means by underworld criminals have been seized.

Comments - 9

Grace Sunday, 24 December 2023 10:54 AM

What was the police department doing so long? Drug traffickers and addicts were breading like flies on filth. The citizens of the country want to know.

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An observer Sunday, 24 December 2023 02:13 PM

very difficult for Police to identify who is who .mostly petty criminals like day to day thugs,ganja sellers,illicit liquor sellers,small brothel letouts,kasippu dens This is normal activities which cannot be stopped in a country otherwise if these happenings are not their it is not a country.Big drug dealers and distributors will not get caught ???

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Tissa Fernando Sunday, 24 December 2023 08:55 PM

Big dealers get protection from lawyers, religious organisations, charities, Politicians, human right activists, because they throw money. Police cannot touch them easily.

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Medium fish Sunday, 24 December 2023 03:19 PM

Try and interrogate the small fishes with incentives and then you can catch the big fish.

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Ranjith Sunday, 24 December 2023 05:33 PM

Please name country where there are no criminals, illicit alchohal, drug addicts,alcoholics, thief's and brothels etc etc, anyway what was government and police doing all this time. Please make a note politicians and forces have been minting money from these activities.

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Vivilrodrigo Sunday, 24 December 2023 07:04 PM

What anyone says doesn’t matter keep the good work going and don’t let go if you catch a big fish fry him to

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ROSH Sunday, 24 December 2023 07:33 PM

Excellent news. Unelected master debating president trying to be elected master debating president. Where are the crooks who bankrupt the country I loved. Where is the youkthiya to get our hard earned money back from family crooks.

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Jennison Sinthupalan Monday, 25 December 2023 12:53 AM

Thank you for the team doing this great job! Please continue to to this until all Big Fish are caught! We did not see of checking any politicians - there are well known number of politicians. Many politicians have earned billions through public stealing! Please extend this to them sooner than later - this will increase the public confidence!

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Jayampathìe Monday, 25 December 2023 07:00 AM

Suspend social security benefits like Asvasuma for the people caught up with drugs related offenses. If they have money spend with drugs why government support them to live.

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