SriLanka, Sept. 10 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake sought India's fullest co-operation in the government's effort to combat the illicit drug menace when he met visiting Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday.

The President briefed the visiting Indian Defence Minister on the national programme recently launched by Sri Lanka to combat drug trafficking. He stated that, as the Indian Ocean has become a hub for drug trafficking, Sri Lanka expects India's fullest support in its efforts to combat the illicit drugs menace.

The President also expressed confidence that India would extend its fullest support towards extraditing Sri Lankan drug traffickers currently serving prison sentences in India. ...