The Jaffna Crime Prevention Division has launched investigations into individuals allegedly involved in violent incidents for financial gain, drug trafficking, and illegal moneylending operations in the region.
According to police sources, investigations have been initiated against eight individuals in the first phase. Cases against five suspects will be filed in the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court, while three others will face charges in the Mallakam Magistrate’s Court.
The suspects are accused of engaging in a range of serious criminal activities, including using funds received from abroad to orchestrate violent acts in Jaffna, providing money on high interest rates, abducting and torturing defaulters, recording and posting videos of these acts on social media, selling narcotic pills to school students, and participating in drug trafficking operations.
Based on information received by the police, a special investigation team has been appointed to probe these illegal operations. Statements are currently being recorded from the identified suspects.
Police further stated that they continue to receive numerous complaints regarding individuals who have amassed wealth through unlawful means in Jaffna and assured that comprehensive investigations are underway to bring those involved to justice.
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