SriLanka, Sept. 13 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has requested India's support to repatriate 10 drug traffickers and organised criminals currently in Indian custody after fleeing Sri Lanka and taking refuge in India.

The President made the request directly to Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a meeting held during Singh's official three-day visit to Sri Lanka which concluded on September 10. President Dissanayake also sought India's intervention to curb the repeated intrusion of Indian fishing vessels into Sri Lankan waters and the use of destructive fishing methods that are depleting Sri Lanka's marine resources.

President told Indian Defence Minister that the drug trade has emerged as the greatest national security ...