Strange operations by police last night -- 3214 in custody -- 62 IRCs when compared to VPN system!

Strange operations by police last night -- 3214 in custody -- 62 IRCs when compared to VPN system!

A special search operation is reported about as conducted conducted islandwide for a period of 4 hours last night from 11.oo to 3.oo in the dawn.

This operations which was launched as a procedure of crime and traffic operations was focused upon on areas where police tour the least under normal circumstances, it was reported. Officers of all ranks in police numbering 11558 have participated in this task. Police have released a media announcement

saying that 3214 suspects have been arrested and they include 70 persons wanted for various crimes, 94 persons who were found with possession of heroin, 372 persons in possession of cannabis, 176 persons in possession of illicit alcohol and others connected to various other criminal offences.

The officers concerned have directed the information to the Colombo Crimes Unit and when scrutinising fingerprints across the latest VPN technology it was revealed that there were 62 Island Reconvicted Criminals among the arrested and 6 individuals to whom open warrants were issued. Apart from this, 3647 persons inclusive of 489 drunken drivers, 305 without licenses, 179 for risky driving too were detected. It has also been informed that the IGP would be implementing special operations of this nature covering the entire island at various time-periods in future taking into consideration crimes and prevention of traffic accidents.