Sri Lanka, July 5 -- Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, speaking to media has said that nearly 1,000 police officers alleged to be involved in various offences have been dismissed from service in the recent past.

He stated that this group includes police officers who maintained connections with underworld members, drug traffickers, and racketeers.

Meanwhile, the Minister also mentioned that further investigations are underway regarding six police officers whose connections with underworld and drug traffickers have been confirmed.

Furthermore, the Minister told the newspaper that intelligence units have been deployed to identify police officers linked to the underworld and various criminal rackets. ...