Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- All magistrates have been instructed by the Judicial Service Commission to take necessary steps to remove drug samples weighing less than one kilogram that have accumulated at the Government Analyst's Department.

The directive has been issued following a request made by President's Counsel Ayesha Jinasena, the Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration.

A report concerning narcotics samples weighing less than one kilogram, for which testing procedures have been completed and submitted to the Government Analyst's Department from 1981 to 2023, has been forwarded by the Ministry of Justice to the Judicial Services Commission.

Although these samples have been examined, they have been retained, resul...