January 28, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lankan authorities have apprehended 803 more suspects within the last 24 hours under ‘Yukthiya’ (Justice), an island-wide operation launched in December last year to crack down the drug menace in the country.
Among the apprehended, a notable 562 suspects were actively engaged in drug-related offences, with 241 identified as priority targets by the Crimes Divisions in their ongoing drug enforcement endeavours.
Additionally, the operation led to the arrest of 225 individuals with outstanding warrants.
The successful execution of Yukthiya saw security forces confiscating a substantial quantity of illegal narcotics, including approximately 212 grams of heroin and 101 grams of methamphetamine (‘ice’).
Further investigations are currently underway to ascertain the legal status of five additional individuals detained during the operation, who are currently held under detention orders.
