Police dogs to search schools for drugs
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- Sri Lanka’s police chief said officers involved in drug use or trafficking will be dismissed regardless of rank.
- Trained police dogs and police officers are being prepared for drug detection operations at schools.
- The police chief urged parents and teachers to closely monitor children and said five committees were established under the president’s “Rata Ekata” project to reduce demand and control supply.
Sri Lanka’s police chief, Priyantha Weerasuriya, said trained police dogs will be deployed to detect drugs in schools.
He also said police officers involved in drug use or trafficking would be dismissed regardless of rank. Such officers, he said, cannot remain in law enforcement institutions.
Weerasuriya said authorities had received information that organized criminals continue directing crimes from prison. Police are monitoring intelligence reports, identifying criminal networks and conducting operations, he said.
The police chief urged parents and teachers to watch children closely to protect them from drugs. He said five main committees had been established under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s “Rata Ekata” project to reduce demand for drugs and control supply, with the aim of strengthening coordination among support services.
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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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