Special Police squads to deal with underworld

Sarath Malalasekera

The Police Department has set up special squads to wipe out underworld gang leaders and hard drug traffickers from the country. Keeping with President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s “Mathata Thitha” the Police Department will take stern action against the culprits, irrespective of their ranks or position,said IGP Mahinda Balasuriya at a press conference held yesterday at the Police Headquarters.

Arresting the underworld gang leaders and hard drug traffickers the Police personnel have to face several threats. Sometimes the culprits attempt to kill police personnel on duty; at such times the Police are compelled to take stern action against the culprits.

In the process the culprits get killed, the IGP said.

The IGP appealing to the public and the media said to have faith in him and assist him by way of supplying correct information about the underworld gang leaders and the hard drug traffickers to build a free and fair society.

Any information about the underworld gang leaders and the hard drug traffickers the public could pass on to the IGP or the Police Department on 011-2430913 or Fax No. 011-2430914.

Senior DIG N.K. Ilangakoon said that there is a drop in the criminal activities in the country. During the war period the police personnel conducted their day-to-day work in seven provinces except the North and East.

But now the Police are active in all nine provinces as the war has come to an end.

On the new IGP Mahinda Balasuriya’s five year program will help to wipe out the terrorism and hard drug trafficking in the country, Senior DIG Ilangakoon said.

Senior DIG Nimal Mediwaka said that the underworld gang leaders who were involved in terrorist activities in the Western Province are in custody and the police will take stern action against them under the prevailing law of the land.

Senior DIG Mediwaka, Crimes DIG Anura Senanayake, Police Narcotics Bureau DIG Sisira Mendis, STF DIG Sarath Chandra and DIG Asoka Wijetilleke also spoke.

To convey any information to the police headquarters the public could contact on 011-2421111 Ext. 495.