{"id":13105,"date":"2025-04-19T09:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T09:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/?p=13105"},"modified":"2025-04-19T09:22:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T09:22:41","slug":"ministers-statement-on-underworld-and-drug-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/?p=13105","title":{"rendered":"Minister&#8217;s statement on underworld and drug trafficking!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala states that underworld activities and drug trafficking are interrelated and it is no secret that certain politicians have contributed to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although underworld activities cannot be completely controlled in a short period of time, Minister Ananda Wijepala states that the necessary environment will be created quickly for the public to live without fear and suspicion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister Ananda Wijepala stated,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver a thousand illegal weapons have been seized in the last two months. Underworld gang members have been arrested. There have been recent reports of individuals who have illegally left the armed forces and are being used in underworld activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around 1,700 individuals who have illegally left the military have been arrested so far. Several underworld activists who were hiding in foreign countries have been brought back to the country with the assistance of Interpol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, red warrants have been issued against several individuals we want. Underworld activities and sporadic shootings have been taking place in this country for a long time. We do not take those incidents lightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is no secret that certain politicians have contributed to establishing these underworld activities and drug trafficking in this society for a long time. No. That system, which has been established in society for a long time, was used by some political groups to come to power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This entire process cannot be completed in four or five months. But this is being controlled permanently. We need to create an environment where the people of the country can live without fear and suspicion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister Ananda Wijepala stated this while addressing the media after visiting the Malwathu Asgiri Mahanayake Theros and receiving their blessings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0db8\u0dad\u0dca\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc0\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0da2\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dca \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1 \u0d87\u0db8\u0dad\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc1\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca.!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dcf\u0dbd \u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcf\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dca \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0db8\u0dad\u0dca\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc0\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0da2\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0db8 \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd9\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dca\u0db6\u0db1\u0dca\u0db0 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