President instructs Officials to Curb Drug Trafficking and Underworld Activities in Prisons

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake directed officials to take immediate measures to suppress
drug trafficking and underworld activities that operated within the prison system. These instructions
were issued during a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat today (30).

The President emphasized the need to expedite legal proceedings related to inmates involved in
drug and underworld-related activities. He also proposed adopting online methods to streamline the
judicial process and highlighted the importance of enhancing infrastructure to address challenges
associated with such digital systems.

Allegations of certain officials’ involvement ...