Srilanka, Aug. 5 -- The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has conducted raids on a total of 471 pharmacies islandwide so far this year as part of special operations to ensure consumer health safety, resulting in fines exceeding Rs. 2.2 million.



According to the CAA, a total of 362 pharmacies were raided and investigations were carried out between January 1 and June 30, 2026, while a further 109 pharmacies were raided during a special programme conducted on August 3 and 4, with 86 violations detected.



The investigations uncovered several illegal practices, including storing expired medicines and pharmaceutical products for sale, selling medicines without mandatory consumer information displayed to consumers, violating the rules on ...