Sri Lanka, Nov. 7 -- The Sri Lanka Police has introduced a new initiative to combat the growing drug problem among schoolchildren by allowing principals across the island to request police dogs for drug detection operations within school premises.

This measure forms part of the "Ratama Ekata" national mission, a joint effort by all state institutions to eliminate the drug menace from the country. As part of this initiative, the Police are conducting various awareness and preventive programs focused on schools to protect students from falling victim to drug abuse and trafficking, the Police Media Division stated.

Principals who suspect drug-related activity or wish to conduct preventive inspections can now directly contact the Director o...