COLOMBO (News 1st) – President Sirisena has promised to remove any legal barriers that hinder authorities from conducting drug raids.

The President added that the illegal barriers will be lifted off before February. Further, the President ordered officials to plan poverty eradication programmes.

The President said this at the progress review meeting of the Polonnaruwa development program.

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