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Police swoop on 1246 suspects in island-wide special op
View(s):More than 1000 suspects were rounded up in an island-wide special police operation that began at 11 p.m. on Friday and ended at 4 a.m. on Saturday.  The five-hour op with 11,792 officers deployed resulted in the arrest of 1246 suspects, Police headquarters said.
So far it has been revealed that 110 Island Reconvicted Criminals, four Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) deserters and three Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) deserters were among the suspects. Police said the process of checking the fingerprints of these suspects was ongoing.
In addition those apprehended included 87 suspects engaged in various crimes, 45 suspects for the possession of cannabis and 26 for the possession of heroin. Police were also successful in arresting 567 suspects who had warrants issued for their arrest and 109 wanted by police.
Police also nabbed 307 motorists responsible for serious traffic violations– 76 of them for driving under the influence of liquor, a police statement added.
The operation was launched under the direction of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara, and supervised by Senior Deputy Inspector Generals (SDIG) of Police in charge of the provinces.  Police Headquarters said similar island-wide operations would be carried out in the future.