Colombo (News 1st): 3154 drunk drivers were arrested by Sri Lanka Police in Special Operations carried out over the past 10 days. Police Spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekera said the island-wide operations to arrest drunk drivers commenced on the 05th of July.

During the 24 hour window which ended at 06 this morning (July 15), 279 drunk drivers were arrested.

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