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The Hon. Ravindra Bandara

20 February 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Drug Raids and Asset Seizures (Q.1649/2025)

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Hon. Ravindra Bandara asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs to provide details on drug enforcement operations conducted since 21 September 2024. He requested separate information on quantities of illegal drugs seized, numbers of suspects arrested, the value and quantity of assets linked to drug trafficking and organized crime that were seized or suspended, and the names of the owners of those assets.

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¶ 01 Drug Raids Conducted since 21 September, 2024: Illegal Drugs and Assets Seized (Question No. 1649/2025) to the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs:

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House, separately: (i) the quantity of illegal drugs seized and the number of suspects arrested in raids conducted from 21st September, 2024 up to now; (ii) the quantity and value of properties and assets acquired through drug trafficking and organized crime and seized/suspended during the said period; and (iii) the names of the owners of those properties and assets?

¶ 03 (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Friday, 20 February 2026 ·No. 23331 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravindra Bandara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 February 2026. No. 23331. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29896