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2 sources·Updated 1h ago

Police Officer Dismissed for Drug Trafficking Ties

The Inspector General ordered the dismissal of a police officer from Akuressa's Crime Division after he admitted to multiple charges including misconduct and misappropriating Rs. 500,000. The officer was also accused of associating with drug traffickers.

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  • Gossip Lanka News English·1h agoAkurassa Crime OIC sacked over ties with drug traffickers
  • Ada Derana·16h agoAkuressa Police officer dismissed over multiple misconduct charges

Summary

The officer who has been dismissed from service in this manner is a Sub-Inspector of Police attached to the Akurassa Police. Following this admission of guilt, steps were taken to immediately dismiss this officer from police service on the direct orders of the Inspector General of Police. However, the police state that this officer's controversial behavior was not limited to associating with female drug traffickers.

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  • Priyantha Weerasuriya
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  • Akurassa Police Crime Investigation Division
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  • Akurassa·
  • Akuressa

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First reported
Nov 2, 8:24 PM
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Nov 3, 11:40 AM

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