The Sri Lankan government has reintroduced war-time security checks and road blocks in Colombo, reportedly to deal with organised crime and narcotics trade.
“The objective is to prevent serious crime and drug smuggling as well as to catch those committing serious crime,” the police spokesperson, Ruwan Gunasekara was quoted by the Guardian as saying, adding that over 100 police stations in Colombo had been ordered to introduce road blocks.
The government was elected in 2015 to power pledging good governance and transparency.
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“The objective is to prevent serious crime and drug smuggling as well as to catch those committing serious crime,” the police spokesperson, Ruwan Gunasekara was quoted by the Guardian as saying, adding that over 100 police stations in Colombo had been ordered to introduce road blocks.
The government was elected in 2015 to power pledging good governance and transparency.
See here for more.