Around 700 arrested daily over drug related offences: Minister

By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana 

Colombo, Jan. 20 (Daily Mirror) - Around 700 persons are arrested daily over drug related offences, Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara told Parliament today. 

Responding to a question raised by MP Chamindrani Kiriella, the Minister also indicated the possibility of setting up a bail fund to get the release of thousands of inmates who are serving jail sentences for failure to pay bail. 

He said all prisons in Sri Lanka are overcrowded by 300 percent.