2026-02-20 / Oral Question: Illegal drugs arrests and seizures (Q.No. 7/2025)

Hon. Ravindra Bandara

2026-02-20

Hon. Ravindra Bandara directed a written question to the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs seeking detailed information on anti-drug and organized crime enforcement activities from 21 September 2024 to the present. Specifically, he requested a breakdown of illegal drugs seized and suspects arrested during raids, the quantity and value of properties and assets forfeited in connection with drug trafficking and organized crime, and the names of the owners of those seized assets. The question implies a demand for transparency and accountability regarding law enforcement operations conducted during the specified period.

asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs: (a) Will he inform this House: (i) separately, the quantity of illegal drugs and the number of suspects who have been arrested in the raids conducted from 21 September 2024 up to now; (ii) separately, the quantity and value of the properties and assets acquired through drug trafficking and organized crime that have been seized and suspended during the said period; and (iii) the names of the owners of the said properties and assets? (b) If not, why?