The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
Minister Ananda Wijepala said the Government is strengthening intelligence gathering through regional intelligence units, the State Intelligence Service, military intelligence, and new District and Divisional-level Public Security Committees. He said these community-based mechanisms are intended to improve public cooperation, support a community-friendly police service, and help address narcotics trafficking and organized underworld crime.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, we are enhancing intelligence collection through regional intelligence units, the State Intelligence Service, and military intelligence. Beyond that, we are establishing community-based mechanisms—District and Divisional-level Public Security Committees—to source accurate information with public support, building a community-friendly police service. While a few officers may be compromised, the majority serve honestly. Uniting all these efforts, our aim is to suppress underworld crime and narcotics. We believe these measures will effectively address the two foremost issues—drugs and organized crime.
¶ 02 Thank you.
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