Operation ‘Yukthiya’: Drugs worth over Rs. 850 mn seized in 14 days

Sri Lanka Police together with the Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested over 20,000 suspects over drugs-related crimes during the past 14 days of the ‘Yukthiya’ operation, says the Public Security Ministry.

Financial asset investigations have been initiated against 189 suspects and 1,298 individuals have been sent for rehabilitation. Additionally, detention orders were secured against 1,018 suspects, according to the ministry.

In addition, the Illegal Assets and Properties Investigation Division of the police have confiscated assets worth Rs. 558.5 million belonging to notorious criminal figures and drug traffickers.

The Public Security Ministry also said the total estimated street value of the drugs seized during this period is Rs. 858 million.

The drugs impounded during the special island-wide operations include: 11kg 600g of heroin; 08kg 378g of methamphetamine (‘Ice’); 297kg 8g of Cannabis; 2,110,500 Cannabis plants; 119kg 600g of ‘Mawa’; 35kg 800g of HASH; 01kg 70g of Hashish; 03kg 700g of ‘Thul’; 555g of Kush cannabis; and 72,272 narcotic pills.