Video: SL may soon become a worldwide drug hub: UNP

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UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake today asked how the Government hoped to stop youth unrest by allowing drug trafficking and promoting gambling in the country.

“The President had recently said that the Government was going to erase the word ‘Youth Unrest’ from the dictionary. But what steps has it taken to do so? There was a significant rise in gambling and the consumption of liquor in 2013. Sri Lanka holds the record for the highest consumption of liquor in the world. Liquor consumption has increased by 20 million litres last year. It increased from 65 million litres in 2012 to 85 million litres last year. Is this the ‘mathata thitha’ concept highlighted in Mahinda Chinthana,” he asked.

Mr. Attanayake said Sri Lanka would soon become a drug distribution centre not only in Asia but in the world as well.

“Sri Lanka appears to have based its economy on liquor and drugs. We have become a main drug distribution centre in Asia and will soon become a worldwide drug distribution centre. This is a black mark on the country,” he said.

Mr. Attanayake said new narcotic known as ‘Khat’ was brought into the country from Kenya after Sri Lankan delegates visited Kenya recently. (Ajith Siriwardana & Yohan perera)

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kingBarnet@pakisland Friday, 03 January 2014 07:58 AM

'Kahat' is Kenyan plain-tea, kahata

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Leslie Friday, 03 January 2014 07:59 AM

True if the UNP was in power as they are the ones who encourage gansters, narcotic peddlers, murderers to carry on their business at free will.

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ANTON Friday, 03 January 2014 08:02 AM

MAY BE, BUT YOU ALL STARTED THIS FIRST.

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Concerned citizen Friday, 03 January 2014 08:42 AM

Its pointless of shouting in front of microphones. Just do something. Then shout telling us what you did about it.

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unchikun Friday, 03 January 2014 08:48 AM

Sri Lanka is already a drug transit hub. I think you have just woken up. You and your party is too busy safeguarding the leadership of both the government and the opposition. You have no time for the ordinary masses. We hope the General will help the ordinary masses.

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Ranjith Silvar Friday, 03 January 2014 09:09 AM

The Law and order has to re-store in our motherland. Those who given the sentence by the Court MUST be hanged as to make the Rule of Law ELSE Go out and let another to Rule this country. Kings of those days had punished and applied the Rule as Rulers. The way things happens,. there will not be a peaceful country but a Desert in the Asia.

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lankan Friday, 03 January 2014 09:13 AM

UNP kale kudu lankawe thibila nathuwa wage

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Shitake Mushroom Friday, 03 January 2014 12:42 PM

Qat is hardly the problem in Sri Lanka. It is heroin--kudu--and if some of the police are involved in the selling, the drug problem must go higher up.

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Batangala Friday, 03 January 2014 12:59 PM

Not to worry, before that UNP will come to power.

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CAPTAINCOOL Friday, 03 January 2014 03:40 PM

Thats why this govt was brought in

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CAPTAINCOOL Friday, 03 January 2014 03:41 PM

easy to say do something. but the reality is people like us do not support when it comes to the crunch

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haa hoo Friday, 03 January 2014 03:48 PM

New socialist UNP

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T Wickramaratna Saturday, 04 January 2014 01:50 AM

Sri Lanka has already reached the top in peddling drugs

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investigator Monday, 06 January 2014 06:44 AM

its allready happened.cant stop it because doing by government leaders.mr is waiting for noriga"s fate.

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