A total of 771 suspects have been arrested by security forces personnel on drug-related charges within a 24-hour period ending at 12.30 a.m.

today as part of the ongoing island-wide anti-drug operation ‘Yukthiya’.Meanwhile, detention orders have been secured against 23 suspects for further interrogations, while investigations were initiated into the illegal assets of one of the suspects.

Seven drug addicts who were among the arrestees have been sent for rehabilitation.Additionally, 26 suspects who were on the list of registered suspects of the Police Narcotics Bureau and the Police Special Task Force have been arrested during the special police operation.According to the Ministry of Public Security, the narcotics taken into custody during this 24-hour window includes 192 grams of heroin, 101 grams of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), 27kg and 259g of cannabis, 23,933 Cannabis plants and 10,611 narcotic pills.