Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday (October 30, 2025) launched an island-wide programme aimed at ending the country’s enduring drug problem that, the leader said, some in the police force are part of.
Speaking at an event to mark the launch of the initiative, titled ‘United as a Nation – National Drive’, the leftist leader, whose government came to power a year ago, warned police officers reportedly involved in narcotics networks of tough action. “Leave immediately! Otherwise, we will remove you,” President Dissanayake said, adding that the prevalent opinion that the drug menace could be resolved if the police department is cleansed, “is true”.
