The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
From 21 September 2024 to 26 January 2026, the Minister reported drug seizure and arrest figures, including 1,468.061 kg of heroin with 1,829 suspects and 9,486.100 kg of cannabis/“Kerala Ganja” with 829 suspects, alongside other categories such as ICE/methamphetamine. He stated that detailed tabulations are provided in Annexes 03 to 28, with the comprehensive annex tabled and placed in the Library. He added that part (b) of the question does not arise.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, the answer is as follows:
¶ 02 (a) From 21.09.2024 to 26.01.2026, seizures and arrests are as follows:
¶ 03 Drug type — Quantity — Number of suspects - Heroin — 1,468.061 kg — 1,829 - Cannabis/“Kerala Ganja” — 9,486.100 kg — 829 - [Other categories including ICE/methamphetamine, etc., with detailed tabulations provided in Annexes]
¶ 04 (Notes) (i) Detailed data are contained in Annexes 03 to 28. (ii) Further tabular details are in Annex columns up to No. 18.
¶ 05 A comprehensive Annex is tabled and placed in the Library.
¶ 06 (b) Does not arise.
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- Hansard, Friday, 20 February 2026 ·No. 23331 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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