Drug offenders to be transferred

10 November 2010 08:18 am Views - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} 8 Bookmark

CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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Minsiter of Rehabilitation and Prison reforms DEW Gunasekara told Daily Mirror that steps were being taken to transfer about 4000 prisoners convicted of narcotic offences soon.

He said the prisoners concerned would be transferred to proposed Weerawila, Pallekele, Thaldena Rehabilitation Camps. (Sanath Desmond)

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Nihal Amarasekera Wednesday, 10 November 2010 09:55 AM

Good move

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Cannabis Wednesday, 10 November 2010 12:47 PM

Now what guarantee would there be that drugs will not eventually follow these offenders to Pallakele or wherever? Or is it just a phase in the 'Keep Colombo Clean'?

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Kundu mali Wednesday, 10 November 2010 02:53 PM

Needs to do a bit hard labour too.

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Kadira Wednesday, 10 November 2010 05:37 PM

Transfered to Kalaniya?

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Deva Wednesday, 10 November 2010 11:06 PM

Yes, transfer them to the parliment and give them cabinet posts

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seruvila Thursday, 11 November 2010 12:25 AM

Why prison still in the colombo city. move subrub.

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vat jayathilaka Thursday, 11 November 2010 12:34 AM

send them jaffna prison. walikada prison make lot of traffic in the colombo..

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asoka abeywardena Thursday, 11 November 2010 02:28 AM

Instead, why don't you send another police team for a surprise raid...?

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