Suspect arrested for bribing Mattakuliya Cop for drug peddling
2024-10-17
A 50-year-old man has been arrested on charges of soliciting a bribe of Rs. 100,000 per month with the ActingContinue Reading
22-year-old wanted over STF incident detained at Airport
2024-08-28
Nadeen Basik, the son of alleged drug trafficker Shiran Basik, was arrested by officials of the Criminal Investigations Department atContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Police to rehabilitate 12,500 drug users
2024-06-20
Approximately 1,500 youth have been rehabilitated from drug use through a new Police programme, Inspector General of Police Deshabandu TennakoonContinue Reading
Underworld figure ‘Midigama Ruwan’ extradited to Sri Lanka
2024-05-31
Underworld figure Ruwan Jayasekara alias ‘Midigama Ruwan’ who is involved in the international drug network has been arrested and broughtContinue Reading
9 Pakistani nationals sentenced in 2020 drug case
2024-05-16
Nine Pakistani nationals who were arrested in 2020 on charges of smuggling a large cache of drugs have been sentencedContinue Reading
Large stock of drugs seized in Modara
2024-03-13
The Police have seized a stock of narcotics, estimated to be around Rs. 10 million, in the Modara area, itContinue Reading
Two suspects arrested with over 3 kilos of ICE
2024-03-07
Two suspects have been arrested with over 03 kilos of Methamphetamine AKA ‘ICE’. According to the Police, the suspects areContinue Reading
9 member gang arrested with weapons in Kandana
2024-03-05
Nine (09) suspects, reported to be accomplices of alleged drug racketeer ‘Ruwan’ aka ‘Chooti’ who is currently living in Dubai,Continue Reading
Suspect jumps into garbage-filled canal to avoid arrest
2024-03-04
A 45-year-old female drug peddler identified as Kadiranawatte ‘Mathkudu Regina’, who had jumped into a garbage-filled canal, has been apprehendedContinue Reading
53,000 prescription drug capsules seized in Mannar
2024-02-29
A stock of 53,000 Pregabalin capsules that were concealed in the shrubs at the Iluppukadawai lagoon in Mannar was discoveredContinue Reading
Father kills drug addict son
2024-02-19
A 60-year-old man has been apprehended over the murder of his 30-year-old son in the Nelliya area in Welgaala, KumbukgetiyaContinue Reading
Over Rs. 50 million illegal assets : Suspect arrested
2024-02-16
A 49-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assets acquired illegally using money from drug-related operations in Sri Lanka,Continue Reading
Operation ‘Yukthiya’ : Vehicles & properties worth Rs. 106 Mn seized
2024-01-08
Another 955 suspects have been apprehended in the islandwide special operation ‘Yukthiya’ carried out by the Police Special Task ForceContinue Reading
Navy seizes trawler with 300 kilos of narcotics
2024-01-05
The Sri Lanka Navy has seized 300 kilos of narcotics, including ICE and heroin, from a fishing trawler during aContinue Reading
343 suspects arrested in naval operations in 2023
2024-01-03
The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested 343 persons, both local and foreign, involved in a wide array of illegal actsContinue Reading
How do some seized drugs become flour during testing?
2023-12-28
Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has acknowledged security issues pertaining to seized narcotics after some seized drugs had been identifiedContinue Reading
Operation Yukthiya : Over 2000 arrested
2023-12-18
Over 2000 suspects have been apprehended during an islandwide special operation conducted by the Police Special Task Force (STF) andContinue Reading
Police introduce new hotlines for drug-related information
2023-12-15
Sri Lanka Police has introduced new hotlines for the public to provide information concerning narcotics. Accordingly, the Police have releasedContinue Reading