Over 1,000 arrested in one day in Sri Lanka's drug bust operation
Published on: Nov. 16, 2025, 4 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
COLOMBO, Nov 15: Over 1,000 people have been arrested for drugs related offenses during a special ongoing police operation in Sri Lanka, police said today. Sri Lankan police also seized contraband during the operation under the mission, ‘A Nation United,’ on Friday. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on October 30 had launched the ‘A Nation United’ mission describing it as the biggest public movement against harmful drugs. “The police operation conducted yesterday saw the arrest of 1,056 people aimed at curbing […]
