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11 children aged 8-14 among over 9,000 arrested in drug cases: Police
More than 9,000 children and young people have been arrested in nationwide drug raids across Sri Lanka over the past
By Ceylon Today
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Police Media Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F. Detailing the demographic breakdown, the spokesperson noted that 8,932 of those arrested were young males, while 173 were young females. Shockingly, 11 young children aged between 8 and 14 were among those detained during this period.
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