Sri Lankan President Vows No Political Shield for Drug Networks

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has vowed that his government will not offer political protection to anyone linked to criminal activity or the country’s drug trade. Speaking at Tangalle in the Southern Province at the launch of the second phase of the “A Nation United” anti-drug mission, he said the administration’s priority is to protect children and communities from the expanding drug menace.   President Dissanayake emphasised that the public had given the governm...