By Asiri Fernando
Police were going great guns last year as they confiscated fifty percent more illegal firearms than they did in 2017– and this week they announced a three-month-long operation to take still more illegal weapons off the street.
Meanwhile, highlighting the absence of a centralised networked database of vital information, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) says it does not know the exact number of firearms licence holders in the country. The escalating gun crime is a big worry for law enforcement authorities, with automatic, military-grade firearms such as the T-56 assault rifle being the preferred tool and status…
By Asiri Fernando
Peer pressure, local environment, influence from sub-culture and individual relationships compelled them to re-use narcotics due to lack of assertiveness in their character.
Only a minimal number of drug users released from rehabilitation centres in Sri Lanka are cured of the habit with an alarming 75 and 80 percent of them relapsing, experts said.
While counter-narcotic efforts last year had some impact, awareness and rehabilitation need strong improvement, said Pubudu Sumanasekara, Executive Director of the Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC). There were 506 drug-related arrests per 100,000 population in 2017, indicating that drug abuse still affects…
Asiri Fernando
Freelance journalist, Student of IR/Security. OSINT, Maritime Security, IED,Terrorism, Aviation, Armaments, Crime, History and Geopolitics, Foodie! and humor :)
