25 January 2019 10:12 am
A meeting held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel yesterday between President Sirisena and Singaporean Minister Desmond Lee and the officials of the departments dealing with the prevention of drugs in Singapore. They have agreed to extend support to the programmes to eliminate and prevention of drugs in Sri Lanka.
Accordingly, a special team of officials from Singapore will arrive in Sri Lanka shortly to provide assistance for the programme conducted by Sri Lanka to prevent and control drug trafficking. The officers made detailed descriptions to the President on the tackling of drugs and the national programs conducted by that country on preventing illegal drugs smuggling. The President was briefed about the current programs conducted by several Ministries of Singapore to eradicate drugs.
The President also explained about the national level programs conducted by Sri Lanka in eradicating the drugs, which has become a severe problem to the country. To appreciate the police officers who are dedicating to prevent drug smuggling and control and eradicate drugs, a function to present them Presidential Awards will be held next week, said the President.