Akurassa Crime OIC sacked over ties with drug traffickers

Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasuriya has ordered the immediate dismissal of the Akurassa Police Crime Investigation Division's OIC, following a serious incident where an officer, who had a primary responsibility for suppressing crime, became a close associate of drug traffickers.

The officer who has been dismissed from service in this manner is a Sub-Inspector of Police attached to the Akurassa Police.

The main charge in the indictment filed against him was maintaining close ties with several women involved in drug trafficking. In addition, several other charges were leveled against him, and investigating officers confirm that during the internal investigations conducted by the police regarding these matters, the suspect Sub-Inspector himself admitted guilt to the relevant charges.

Following this admission of guilt, steps were taken to immediately dismiss this officer from police service on the direct orders of the Inspector General of Police.

However, the police state that this officer's controversial behavior was not limited to associating with female drug traffickers.

According to the police, another serious charge of robbery has been leveled against him. It is alleged that on the last Sinhala New Year's Day, the suspect Sub-Inspector arrested a group of people who were attending a New Year's party in the Akurassa area, and subsequently robbed them of five hundred thousand rupees.

This incident concludes with an officer, who was in charge of crime investigation, being associated with female traffickers and accused of robbing millions of rupees, finally admitting guilt to the charges against him and being dismissed from service.