863 more suspects arrested as operation Yukthiya continues

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sri Lanka Police, in tandem with the Army, Navy and the Special Task Force (STF), have arrested 863 more suspects during a 24-hour
countrywide anti-drug operation ending at 12.30 a.m
pills were taken into custody during the aforesaid period.Meanwhile, 19 drug addicts who were among the arrestees have been sent for
rehabilitation and detention orders were secured against 24 suspects for further interrogations.Additionally, 39 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 latest island-wide raids include:303g 384mg of heroin
 141g 750mg of crystal methamphetamine