Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

¶ 01 Under Standing Order 27(2) – Strengthening of mechanism for controlling the drug menace:

¶ 02 Narcotics and alcohol addiction have for decades destroyed the social fabric—families, youth, crime proliferation, and GDP decline. Past governments acted; the present Government has prioritized drug control—dismantling networks, arresting traffickers. However, beyond internal suppression, we must fortify entry points—sea, air, and land—since drugs are not produced here but enter through porous points, weak inspections, corrupt officials, and new routes. Otherwise, internal successes will be undone by renewed inflows.

¶ 03 Police, Tri-Forces, and intelligence form the first defensive line. They require not only words but sustained support—discipline, modern forensics, technology, regional cooperation, and strict institutional accountability—to transition from reacting domestically to proactively preventing entry.

¶ 04 Accordingly, I ask:

¶ 05 1) For this year, total quantities seized (kg and pills) and consumer value (in Rs. and USD) by month and by agency (NDDCB/Police Narcotics, Navy, Coast Guard, Customs, others).

¶ 06 2) Monetary value of seizures, segregating entry-point seizures (airports, sea borders, land) and in-country seizures (urban raids, in transit), by agency.

¶ 07 3) Where are seized drugs held pending legal/forensic processes? For each storage site: responsible agency; storage capacity/security; chain-of-custody/anti-diversion measures.

¶ 08 4) Can drugs in official custody re-enter illicit markets (during storage, transfer, handover, or destruction; via corruption)? If so, list incidents in past 36 months (dates, details) and actions taken.

¶ 09 5) Timelines from seizure to forensic analysis (Government Analyst), case filing, and final destruction—legal and administrative.

¶ 10 6) Under current policy, when and how are seized drugs destroyed? Provide dates and quantities destroyed over past 24 months; were public/independent witnesses present?

¶ 11 7) Rewards paid in the past 24 months to informants contributing to successful operations—by Police, Public Security Ministry, or others; total paid this year.

¶ 12 8) Estimated value of drugs seized to date; quantities not yet destroyed and kept as case exhibits; schedule for their destruction.

¶ 13 9) With clarity on roles of Police, Tri-Forces, and intelligence, how will Government: (a) strengthen entry points; (b) expedite forensics and destruction; and (c) prevent re-entry of seized drugs into markets?