Operation Yukthiya - Nearly 1,000 apprehended within 24 hours

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A total of 955 suspects have been arrested during a 24-hour anti-drug operation carried out across the island and ending at 12.30 a.m
today (08).The Ministry of Public Security said 435 grams of heroin, 261 grams of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) and 1,403 narcotic pills
were taken into custody during that period.Meanwhile, 31 drug addicted individuals who were among the arrested suspects have been sent for
rehabilitation while detention orders were secured against 39 suspects in order to carry out further investigations.Furthermore, 51 suspects
who were on the list of registered suspects of the Police Narcotics Bureau and the Police Special Task Force have been arrested during the
special police operation.The drugs impounded during the special island-wide operations during the period include:435g of heroin 261g of