Police to intensify crackdown on drugs, crime

COLOMBO (News 1st): Senior DIG in-charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Thennakoon said that Sri Lanka Police would revise its crackdown on drugs and the crime wave.

The Senior DIG said that crimes were on the rise after Sri Lanka Police was unable to increase its foot & mobile patrols given the situation that prevailed in the country.

He said that the methods of raids being carried out also dropped given the situation, and that allowed narcotics such as Crystal Meth to spread even to areas close to schools.

The Senior DIG said Sri Lanka Police would increase raids to crackdown on drugs.