Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 -- Over 7,000 cases of drunk driving were recorded in the past year, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) W. P. J. Senadheera, who heads the Traffic Control and Road Safety Directorate, revealed yesterday.

Speaking to the media, DIG Senadheera said a mobile laboratory is now in operation to detect drivers under the influence of drugs. "The law will be strictly enforced against drug and drunk drivers," he stressed.

The National Institute of Medical Sciences' mobile lab is conducting tests to identify the use of four substances heroin, cannabis, babul, and ice and has expanded operations using a medical mobile vehicle, he added.

Senadheera also noted that the government has approved equipment kits for drug testing,...