Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala says that there is a direct link between organized crime and drugs and that the country's children have become victims of the latter through its gradual spread.

He stated that in order to create a righteous and intelligent society, there must be good human resources, and that it is not possible to create a righteous society by making the country's children fall prey to this drug menace and this will destroy the future generations of the country.

The Minister also emphasized that 72% of the criminals in prisons are people involved in drug related crimes and if this number increases to 100%, there will be a great disaster in the society.

He further said that no matter how...