STF Cracks Down on Drug Trafficking with Multiple Recent Arrests

In a series of recent operations, the Special Task Force (STF) has made multiple arrests in its ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking. On July 1st, STF officers apprehended a 21-year-old man in Hirana, identified as a follower of notorious drug traffickers, seizing 428 grams of ice methamphetamine, a digital scale, and a motorcycle. This followed an arrest on June 30th in Malabe, where a 32-year-old man was caught transporting over 2 kilograms of drugs in a vehicle, along with Rs. 39,290 in cash. Earlier, on June 19th, STF units in Moratuwa arrested a key associate of a major drug trafficker, seizing ice, heroin, and other narcotics valued at over Rs. 1.6 million, along with weapons including swords and a machete.