Sri Lanka, June 24 -- We are aware that there is a serious narcotics menace and the police are doing their best to deal with it. The area that I live in the city of Colombo (namely Colombo 08) has unfortunately become a meeting area for drug traffickers and addicts, and frequent checks are on in this sector at night and sometimes even during the day.
This is done by mobile squads which arrive suddenly. While we as the public laud these efforts and should fully co-operate with the police, they on the other hand must remember that they should be courteous and not be a inconvenience to the general public, the majority of whom not connected to the narcotics trade in any way.
One particular squad arriving on motorbikes, and always park in fro...