Sri Lanka, Dec. 31 -- A significant number of police officers and security forces personnel are addicted to drugs, a recent survey conducted by the Police Narcotics Bureau has found.

Dr Manoj Jinadasa, Head of the Mass Communication Department at the University of Kelaniya who led the survey, stated that many officers became addicted due to frequent random testing of drugs, including heroin, ice, crush, cocaine, hashish, and Kerala cannabis.

The survey pointed out that there was no significant use of local cannabis.

The survey also found that family members of some police and security force personnel are involved in drug use, with certain families reportedly linked to drug trafficking networks.

Based on these findings, Dr Jinadasa rec...