Sajith demands President to take action against drug-linked Media
2025-11-19
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to initiate legal action against media institutions involved inContinue Reading
AKD says intelligence mapping out media-backed drug networks
2025-11-19
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday warned Parliament that Sri Lanka is now facing a dangerous evolution of organised crime, whereContinue Reading
Norochcholai OIC to be investigated for alleged drug links
2025-11-14
Investigations have been launched into the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Norochcholai Police Station, accused of having links with drug traffickers.Continue Reading
High-Level talks held on curbing illegal fishing & drug trafficking
2025-11-13
A high-level meeting to review strategies for curbing illegal fishing and poaching activities within Sri Lanka’s waters has focused onContinue Reading
STF arrests 03 persons with drugs & illicit liquor
2025-11-12
A team of officers from the Western North Unit of the Police Special Task Force has arrested a person inContinue Reading
Maldives says over 350 kg of narcotics found in seized ‘Avishka Putha’ vessel
2025-11-11
The Maldivian Police has confirmed that a large haul of narcotics was seized from the Sri Lankan vessel ‘Avishka Putha’Continue Reading
Key associate of organized criminal ‘Kalubowila Avishka’ arrested
2025-11-08
A key associate of organized criminal Avishka Eshan, alias “Kalubowila Avishka”, has been arrested with 9.4 grams of heroin. TheContinue Reading
Drug arrest : Anuradhapura school principal suspended from service
2025-11-07
The Director of Education for the North Central Province has decided to suspend the school principal who was recently arrestedContinue Reading
Police dogs join the fight against drugs in Schools
2025-11-07
Sri Lanka Police have introduced two hotlines to obtain assistance from the Police Official Canine Division for drug inspections andContinue Reading
Drug arrest : 7 days DO for NPP councillor’s husband
2025-11-06
The husband of a National Peoples’ Power (NPP) Urban Councillor, arrested in possession of heroin, has been remanded until NovemberContinue Reading
Rs. 21 Mn surprise inside a suitcase at Katunayake Airport
2025-11-03
A Sri Lankan national has been arrested for the possession of a stock of Kush narcotics valued at over Rs.Continue Reading
Navy nabs 06 individuals on vessel suspected of transporting narcotics
2025-11-01
Six individuals have been taken into custody by the Sri Lanka Navy along with a multi-day fishing vessel suspected ofContinue Reading
“Leave immediately,” President warns Cops involved in drug networks
2025-10-30
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned Police officers involved in the drug network to immediately leave the ring or faceContinue Reading
Motor vehicles : Two key proposals approved
2025-10-28
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved two key directives under the Motor Vehicles Act as part of its continued effortContinue Reading
Over 230,000 Colombo district children addicted to drugs
2025-10-28
Prisons Commissioner Jagath Weerasinghe says 230,980 school students from the Colombo District in the Western Province were found to beContinue Reading
Navy seizes fishing boat carrying 53kg of heroin off southern seas
2025-10-17
The Sri Lanka Navy has seized a multi-day fishing vessel carrying 53.134 kilograms of heroin in the southern seas andContinue Reading
Navy nabs fishing vessel suspected of transporting drugs
2025-10-17
A multi-day fishing vessel suspected of transporting a consignment of narcotics has been taken into custody by the Sri LankanContinue Reading
Five arrested over haul of narcotics seized in the South
2025-10-15
Five suspects have been arrested by the Police Special Task Force in connection with the haul of narcotics discovered byContinue Reading