COLOMBO, Sept 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan law enforcement authorities, confiscated more than 1,600 illegal firearms, so far, this year, a senior police official said yesterday.
Inspector General of Police, Priyantha Weerasooriya, speaking at the 159th Police Day commemoration in Colombo, said, officers have seized 1,612 firearms, during ongoing crackdowns.
He also noted that, 17 individuals, involved in organised crime, have been extradited to Sri Lanka from overseas in recent months.
According to Weerasooriya, police operations this year have also netted 1,416 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, 946 kilograms of heroin, and 1,282 kilograms of cannabis, along with other narcotics.– NNN-XINHUA
