Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- Operations conducted nationwide to combat crime and drugs, under the direction of the Inspector General of Police, led to a number of arrests yesterday, September 6th.

Among the 25,829 individuals who were inspected, 38 drunk drivers were arrested.

In addition to that, the police arrested:

672 individuals on suspicion

16 individuals directly identified in connection with crimes

171 individuals with regular warrants

131 individuals with open warrants

Furthermore, 9 instances of reckless driving and 3,439 other traffic offenses were also reported.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....