special operation Archives - Ceylon Independent

Sri Lanka Police during a special operation conducted Saturday (31) arrested 36 youths, who were engaged in a pilgrimage to the sacred Sri Pada mountain with drugs in their possession. During the emergency operation Hatton Police Anti Vice squad conducted the operation with the help of a Police dog at the Police Check Point in Diyagala on Hatton Colombo main road. The Hatton Police canine unit's Police dog Cora was able to find the suspects who were in possession of heroin, Kerala cannabis and illegal cigarettes. The suspects are aged between 18 and 30 years and are residents of Kegalle, Matale, Galle, Matara, Kalutara, Panadura and Avissawella areas. They were produced before the Hatton Magistrate's Court yesterday. Special police teams have been deployed day and night on t...

A special four-hour operation launched Tuesday (30) night covering all police divisions across the island has made over 3000 arrests for traffic violations and seized consignments of illegal drugs and alcohol. The special police operation under the direction of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundera was carried out between 11:00 p.m. Tuesday and 3:00 a.m. Wednesday by all police stations in the country. Police Headquarters said that 3,115 motorists who violated the road rules were nabbed during the four-hour operation. During the operation, 20,913 vehicles were checked by police at 1,308 roadblocks and inspected 42,673 persons. The suspects arrested in this operation include 719 persons who were drunk, 554 suspects in connection with various crimes and 397 on arre...

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36 youths arrested with drugs on pilgrimage to Sri Pada

Special island wide police operation nabs over 3000 for traffic violations