Sri Lanka, Feb. 14 -- A circular has been issued mandating that annual reports on the destruction of dangerous drugs be submitted to the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board on or before December 31.

Amended instructions have been released making it compulsory to submit annual reports regarding dangerous drugs destroyed under court orders.

This amendment has been made as a supplement to Circular No. JSC/SEC/CIR/2023, dated March 3, 2023, issued by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

Accordingly, every court must prepare an annual report on poisons, opium, and dangerous drugs destroyed during a given year under judicial orders.

It is mandatory to prepare the said report according to the format specified in "Annexure - B" and submi...