COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Police arrested 1377 suspects for the possession of drugs during a special operation conducted in the Western Province, police said on Sunday.

“771 suspects had warrants against them and 792 were arrested during raids in corrupt activities,” Police said on Sunday (July 19).

The operation was conducted from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday (July 18), based on instructions of Western Province Senior DIG, Deshabandu Tennakoon.

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