Sri Lanka, Oct. 31 -- Highlighting the mobilisation of the broadest possible public movement against harmful drugs, with a strong commitment to completely eliminate this threat from the nation and liberate both future generations and society from its influence, the President also urged drug dealers and users to disengage from it without delay.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake made these remarks while attending the launch of the national operation 'A Nation United: Eradicating the Menace of Narcotic Drugs' held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo yesterday (30).

The President stressed that his Government is not prepared to allow the narcotics trade, which has become a national scourge destroying the country's economy and socie...