Police identifies 112 Red-Notice suspects hiding in 13 countries

Daily Mirror, Newswire, Newsfirst and Ada Derana report that Sri Lankan authorities have identified 112 people sought under Interpol Red Notices in 13 countries. Daily Mirror says urgent steps are being taken to bring them back, while Newsfirst reports that the campaign concerns suspected drug traffickers and organised-crime figures operating abroad.

Newswire reports that Police Spokesperson ASP F.U. Wootler said 68 people sought under Red Notices had already been returned to Sri Lanka. Newswire also attributes to Wootler the statement that the suspects are connected to drug offences and organised crime.

Newswire reports that Wootler spoke at a briefing about the Government’s “A Nation United” mission, launched a year earlier.

Newswire reports that assets seized by the government in connection with drug-related activity were valued at Rs. 1,490 million for 2024, Rs. 1,549 million for 2025 and Rs. 1,656 million for 2026.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.