
Sri Lanka drug crackdown leads to more than 40,000 arrests, drawing criticism from UN
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Sri Lankan authorities have conducted a crackdown on drugs, resulting in the arrest of over 40,000 people. The operation has drawn criticism from the United Nations.
Acting police chief Deshabandu Tennakoon told The Associated Press on Thursday that more than 40,000 people have arrested and questioned during operations conducted jointly by the police and security forces, and 5,000 were ordered detained by the courts.
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