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Defence Secretary pledges eliminating drug menace in the country
Defence Secretary Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa has assured to rid the society of the illegal drugs problem as the 30-year long terrorism was eliminated from the country.
In an interview with state-run television, ITN (Independent Television Network) on Wednesday, the Defence Secretary said that the law enforcement authorities of the country are prepared to face the challenge of eliminating the illegal drugs, narcotics and illegal weapons from the society.
He emphasized that the law enforcement officials have launched several operations to arrest many underworld gang members and also seize their weapons. The country's security forces including Army and Navy have been involved in these operations, especially seizing narcotics, he added.
The Defence Secretary went on to say that even the specially trained troops had been deployed for the purpose.
The Secretary assured the countrymen that as terrorism was wiped out from the country, they would eliminate the underworld and also wipe out the drug menace and expressed confidence that the forces would succeed