‘Yukthiya’: 955 more suspects arrested

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January 23, Colombo (LNW): 955 more suspects have been apprehended under the ‘Yukthiya’ (Justice) Operation within the last 24 hours, ending at 12.30 am, the Ministry of Public Security disclosed.

Accordingly, 187 grams if heroin, 126 grams of crystal methamphetamine (‘ice’) and 136 narcotic pills have been taken into custody, the Ministry added.

The Yukthiya Operation was launched in December last year to crackdown illicit activities across the island.

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