Minister of Public Security – Ananda Wijepala states that 500 newly recruited officers of the Police Special Task Force (STF) will be deployed to combat organized crime and other illegal activities.
He further mentioned that a group of new recruits completing their training soon, are to be deployed in this manner.
Meanwhile, four police teams have been deployed to control the recent spate of shooting incidents in the Southern Province, reports say.
Also, two special police teams have been assigned to the Ambalangoda area specifically to tackle organized crime.
