Over 111,000 Suspects Apprehended in Ongoing Anti-Drug Operation 'Yukthiya’

 

Operation "Yukthiya" has resulted in the arrest of 111,074 suspects, with 4,472 currently detained for questioning, announced Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa.
The operation, initiated on December 17, 2023, under the directives of Public Security Minister Tiran Alles and IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, has also seen the seizure of significant quantities of illicit substances, including 41 kilograms of heroin, 43 kilograms of 'Ice,' and 300,000 narcotic pills.
Police have confiscated illegal assets valued at approximately Rs. 1,500 million.