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Special Events

Sri Lanka Police Library Association Holds 2026 Annual General Meeting and Launches Poetry Collection

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The 2026 Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Police Library Association and the launch of the poetry collection “කාකි ඇඳුමට වැසුනු හදවත” featuring poems written by police officers, were held on the morning of 22 July 2026 at the DIG’s Office Auditorium, Colombo, under the patronage of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Senior Deputy Inspector General Sanjeewa Dharmaratne. The Police Library Association was established in 1873 at Maradana with an initial capital of pounds 50, following the initiative of the first Inspector General of Police, Mr. G. W. R. Campbell. Today, the Sri Lanka Police Library Association comprises 64 libraries across the country. During the ceremony, the poetry collection “Heart Covered in a Khaki Suit” was officially launched. A literary review of the publication was delivered by distinguished author Mahinda Prasad Masimbula, who attended the event as the Chief Guest. In recognition of his contribution to literature, a commemorative plaque was presented to Mahinda Prasad Masimbula. A cash award was also presented to G. D. Peshan Sasindu Nimsara, the son of Police Sergeant G. D. Subhasinghe, who secured first place islandwide in the 2025 G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Examination in the Biology Stream while representing Horana Central College. The event was attended by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Police Headquarters District, Mr. W. K. N. De Silva; Deputy Inspector General of Police, Colombo District, mr. Nishantha Zoysa; Commandant of the Police Special Task Force, Deputy Inspector General Mr. Samantha De Silva; President of the Police Library Association and Director, Headquarters Administration, Senior Superintendent of Police Mr. Chandana Herath; members of the Executive Committee; and representatives of the Association from all provinces.

Wanted

A suspect wanted by the Dambulla Police Station

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The Dambulla Police, which is investigating the incident that occurred on 12.06.2026 involving unlawful entry into the Dambulla Divisional Secretariat, the removal and scattering of official files, and damage caused to government property, has identified the individual shown in the accompanying photograph as a suspect in connection with the incident. Investigations are currently underway to locate and arrest the suspect. Anyone with information that may assist in identifying or apprehending this individual is requested to contact the following telephone numbers immediately: Officer-in-Charge, Dambulla Police : 071-8591091Dambulla Police Station: 066-2284703

Notable Services

Public Auction of Decommissioned Police Vehicles and Scrap Materials to Be Held Over Seven Days

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දින 07 ක් දැවැන්ත වෙන්දේසියක් – * ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොලිසියේ රාජකාරි යොදවා තිබියදී, නැවත භාවිතයට ගැනීම අත්හිටුවා ධාවනයෙන් ඉවත්කරන ලද වාහන හා යතුරුපැදි 271 ක ප්‍රමාණයක්, භාවිතයෙන් ඉවත් කරන ලද අබලි වාහන අමතර කොටස්, ටයරු හා බැටරි තොග ප්‍රසිද්ධ වෙන්දේසියේ විකිණීම සඳහා සැලසුම් කර ඇත. පහත සඳහන් දිනයන්හීදී පොලිස් ප්‍රවාහන කොට්ඨාස ප්‍රධාන ඒ්කකයේදී හා ප්‍රාදේශීය පොලිස් ප්‍රවාහන උප ඒ්කකයන් තුලදී  මෙම පොලිස් වාහන වෙන්දේසිය පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතව ඇත. 01. මාතර පොලිස් ප්‍රවාහන උප ඒ්කකය වෙන්දේසිය පැවැත්වෙන දිනය – 2026.07.23වාහන නැරඹුම් දිනය – 2026.07.22 02. අත්තිඩිය ජාතික පොලිස් අභ්‍යාස ආයතන වාහන අංගනය වෙන්දේසිය පැවැත්වෙන දිනය – 2026.08.04වාහන නැරඹුම් දිනය – 2026.08.03 03. කුණ්ඩසාලේ පොලිස් ප්‍රවාහන උප ඒ්කකය  වෙන්දේසිය පැවැත්වෙන දිනය – 2026.08.21වාහන නැරඹුම් දිනය – 2026.08.20 04. අම්පාර පොලිස් ප්‍රවාහන උප ඒ්කකය වෙන්දේසිය පැවැත්වෙන දිනය – 2026.09.04වාහන නැරඹුම් දිනය – 2026.09.03 05. අනුරාධපුර පොලිස් ප්‍රවාහන උප ඒ්කකය – වෙන්දේසිය පැවැත්වෙන දිනය –  2026.09.15වාහන නැරඹුම් දිනය – 2026.09.14 05. වවුනියාව පොලිස් ප්‍රවාහන උප ඒ්කකය –  වෙන්දේසිය පැවැත්වෙන දිනය – 2026.09.17වාහන නැරඹුම් දිනය – 2026.09.16 …………………………………………………………. 07 நாட்கள் தொடர்ச்சியாக நடைபெறும் மாபெரும் ஏலம் – இலங்கைப் பொலிசின் கடமைகளுக்காக பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டு வந்த நிலையில், மீண்டும் பயன்பாட்டிற்கு எடுக்க முடியாத காரணத்தால் சேவையிலிருந்து நீக்கப்பட்ட 271 வாகனங்கள் மற்றும் மோட்டார் சைக்கிள்கள், பயன்பாட்டிலிருந்து அகற்றப்பட்ட பழைய வாகன உதிரிப்பாகங்கள், டயர்கள் மற்றும் பேட்டரிகள் ஆகியவை பொது ஏலத்தில் விற்பனை செய்ய ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த பொலிஸ் வாகன ஏலம், கீழே குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ள திகதிகளில் பொலிஸ் போக்குவரத்து பிரிவின் பிரதான அலகு மற்றும் பிராந்திய பொலிஸ் போக்குவரத்து உப அலகுகளில் நடைபெறவுள்ளது. 1. மாத்தறை பொலிஸ் போக்குவரத்து உப அலகு • ஏலம் நடைபெறும் திகதி – 2026.07.23• வாகனங்களை பார்வையிடும் திகதி – 2026.07.22 2. அத்திடிய தேசிய பொலிஸ் பயிற்சி நிறுவன வாகன தரிப்பிடப் பகுதி • ஏலம் நடைபெறும் திகதி – 2026.08.04• வாகனங்களை பார்வையிடும் திகதி – 2026.08.03 3. குண்டசாலை பொலிஸ் போக்குவரத்து உப அலகு • ஏலம் நடைபெறும் திகதி – 2026.08.21• வாகனங்களை பார்வையிடும் திகதி – 2026.08.20 4. அம்பாறை பொலிஸ் போக்குவரத்து உப அலகு • ஏலம் நடைபெறும் திகதி – 2026.09.04• வாகனங்களை பார்வையிடும் திகதி – 2026.09.03 5. அனுராதபுரம் பொலிஸ் போக்குவரத்து உப அலகு • ஏலம் நடைபெறும் திகதி – 2026.09.15• வாகனங்களை பார்வையிடும் திகதி – 2026.09.14 6. வவுனியா பொலிஸ் போக்குவரத்து உப அலகு • ஏலம் நடைபெறும் திகதி – 2026.09.17• வாகனங்களை பார்வையிடும் திகதி – 2026.09.16 …………………………………………………… Public Auction of Decommissioned Police Vehicles and Scrap Materials to Be Held Over Seven Days – * While the Sri Lanka Police continues to carry out its operational duties, a total of 271 decommissioned vehicles and motorcycles, together with scrap vehicle spare parts, tires, and batteries, will be offered for sale through a series of public auctions. The auctions will be conducted at the Police Transport Division Headquarters and Regional Police Transport Sub-Units according to the following schedule: 1. Matara Police Transport Sub-Unit Vehicle Inspection: 22 July 2026Public Auction: 23 July 2026 2. Attidiya National Police Training Institute Vehicle Yard Vehicle Inspection: 03 August 2026Public Auction: 04 August 2026 3. Kundasale Police Transport Sub-Unit Vehicle Inspection: 20 August 2026Public Auction: 21 August 2026 4. Ampara Police Transport Sub-Unit Vehicle Inspection: 03 September 2026Public Auction: 04 September 2026 5. Anuradhapura Police Transport Sub-Unit Vehicle Inspection: 14 September 2026Public Auction: 15 September 2026 6. Vavuniya Police Transport Sub-Unit Vehicle Inspection: 16 September 2026Public Auction: 17 September 2026 Interested members of the public are invited to inspect the vehicles and other auction items on the designated inspection dates prior to participating in the respective public auctions. Sinhala Advertisement

Notable Services

Cyber crime and Cyber security Awareness Workshops Conducted for Police Officers

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The Police Information Technology Division, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (Sri Lanka CERT), conducted a series of cybersecurity awareness workshops for police officers serving in the Mannar Police Division in the Northern Province, the Anuradhapura and Thambuttegama Police Divisions in the North Central Province, and the Puttalam and Chilaw Police Divisions in the North Western Province on 14, 15, and 16 July 2026. The workshops were conducted on the instructions of the Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law Priyantha Weerasuriya, and under the guidance of the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Police Research and Information Technology, Ms. Nishani Seneviratne. The programme was coordinated by the Director of the Police Information Technology Division, Senior Superintendent of Police K.G. Laksiri Geethal, with the participation of Officers-in-Charge (OICs) of Police Stations, OICs of Crime Branches, OICs of Children and Women Bureaus, and computer operators attached to the respective police divisions. The primary objective of the workshop series was to enhance the capacity of Sri Lanka Police personnel to effectively implement the government’s cybersecurity policies, thereby strengthening both national security and institutional resilience against evolving cyber threats. Over the course of the three-day program, approximately 300 police officers received comprehensive training through a series of informative presentations on emerging cybercrime trends, cybersecurity risks, and practical measures to safeguard themselves and their institutions from cyber threats. The sessions were delivered by Mr. Nirosh Ananda, Chief Information Officer of the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (Sri Lanka CERT); Mr. Thilina Dissanayake, Cybersecurity and Capacity Development Manager of Sri Lanka CERT; and Inspector H.K.E. Harshaka of the Police Information Technology Division.

Notable Services, Police News

Sri Lanka Police Launches Traffic Management Website for the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya Esala Perahera

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The Information Technology Division of the Sri Lanka Police has launched a dedicated website to facilitate traffic management during the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya Esala Perahera, enabling devotees travelling to Kataragama between 15 July and 30 July 2026 to conveniently locate available vehicle parking facilities. Throughout the Perahera period, the website will be updated in real time to display the availability of parking spaces. It also integrates with Google Maps to guide motorists via the most convenient and least congested routes to the nearest parking areas with available capacity. In addition, the platform provides the locations and contact numbers of key emergency service points, integrated with Google Maps, allowing users to quickly access assistance whenever required. The initiative is expected to improve traffic flow in the Kataragama area, reduce congestion, and minimise inconvenience to devotees and other road users during the festival. The website can be accessed at: www.perahera.police.lk

Notable Services, Police News

Sri Lanka Police and Health Authorities Intensify Island wide Dengue Prevention and Legal Enforcement Measures

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To educate the public on the special Dengue Prevention initiatives and Legal Enforcement measures jointly implemented by the Sri Lanka Police and the Health Authorities to curb the spread of dengue across the country Island-wide. As Sri Lanka faces an increased risk of a rapid spread of dengue fever, the Ministry of Health, Public Health Inspectors, and the Sri Lanka Police have launched a series of special island wide dengue prevention and control programs to mitigate the situation. The Inspector General of Police has instructed the Officers-in-Charge (OICs) of all police stations to actively engage the public through the Public Security Committees established across the 48 police divisions. These committees are tasked with conducting community awareness campaigns, cleanliness drives, and law enforcement activities aimed at preventing the spread of dengue. Police officers have been directed to carry out these responsibilities with the utmost commitment and dedication. The public is hereby informed that strict legal action will be taken against individuals who maintain premises in an unsanitary condition that facilitates mosquito breeding or creates potential mosquito breeding sites. Such offenders will be prosecuted under Section 262 of the Penal Code. In addition, under the Mosquito Prevention Act, No. 11 of 2007, health authorities are legally empowered to issue Red Notices to owners or occupants of premises where mosquito breeding sites or conditions conducive to mosquito breeding are identified. Any person who fails to comply with the directions specified in a Red Notice within the stipulated period is liable, upon conviction, to a maximum fine of Rs. 25,000 under Section 6 of the Act. It is also regrettable to note that 4,672 cases have already been instituted before the Courts between January and June 2026 against individuals who failed to maintain their premises and surrounding environments in a manner that prevents mosquito breeding. The loss of even a single life leaves an irreplaceable void not only within a family but also throughout society. To ensure that no family has to endure such a tragedy, parents, guardians, and every member of the community need to remain vigilant and give greater priority to the safety and well-being of all children and the wider public. The Sri Lanka Police therefore earnestly urge the public to cooperate with the relevant authorities by maintaining clean surroundings, eliminating mosquito breeding sites, and strictly adhering to all dengue prevention measures. Collective responsibility and public participation are essential to successfully combat dengue and safeguard the health of the nation.  

Special Events

Another Batch of Police Officers Successfully Completes Advanced Lifeguard Training

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A further group of police officers who successfully completed advanced lifeguard training to respond effectively to water-related emergencies and save lives has officially passed out. Of the 75 police officers who attended the Lifeguard Intermediate Course conducted by the Police Naval Division from 19.05.2026 to 17.07.2026, a total of 66 officers, including four female police officers, successfully completed the programme and qualified as highly skilled lifeguards. The passing-out ceremony was held at the Narahenpita Police Sports Complex on the morning of 17.07.2026 under the patronage of the Acting Director of the Police Naval Division, Senior Superintendent of Police Kamal Gunawardena. Throughout the training programme, participants received comprehensive instruction in a wide range of lifesaving skills, including advanced swimming techniques; continuous long-distance swimming over three kilometres; identifying persons in distress in water; rescuing drowning victims; administering first aid and emergency treatment for snake bites and stings; conducting rescues in rough seas, rivers, and flash floods; executing high-entry water rescues; underwater diving and recovery operations to save lives and property; firefighting and rescue techniques; and safe boat handling and navigation. Practical training sessions were conducted at the Narahenpita Police Water Sports Complex, Mount Lavinia Beach, Port City Beach, the Kelani River, Ibbankatuwa Reservoir in Dambulla, Hikkaduwa Beach, and the Gin River, enabling participants to gain extensive hands-on experience in diverse aquatic environments. Armed with these specialised skills and practical experience, the newly qualified lifeguards will be deployed to safeguard the lives of both local residents and foreign tourists by responding to water-related emergencies at beaches, rivers, reservoirs, and other aquatic locations across the country.

Special Events

Vice Admiral Mr. Damian Fernando, the 27th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Visits Police Headquarters

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Vice Admiral Mr. Damian Fernando assumed duties as the 27th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy with effect from 01 July 2026. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Chief of Staff of the Navy and held the rank of Rear Admiral. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral by His Excellency President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and appointed as the new Commander of the Navy. Vice Admiral Mr. Damian Fernando, who recently assumed office as the Commander of the Navy, paid an official visit to Sri Lanka Police Headquarters today. Upon his arrival at Police Headquarters, the Navy Commander was warmly received by the Sri Lanka Police, and a special guard of honour was accorded in his recognition. Following the formal reception, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando held a cordial discussion with the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya, and senior police officers regarding future security cooperation and related operational matters. To mark this significant occasion, the Inspector General of Police presented a commemorative plaque to Vice Admiral Damian Fernando.

Police News

Two Suspects Arrested with 2 kg and 554 mg of Crystal Methamphetamine

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A team of officers attached to the Police Expressway Division inspected a car travelling towards Colombo from the Aparakka Interchange on the Southern Expressway on the morning of 15 July 2026 and recovered two parcels containing 2 kilograms and 554 grams (2.554 kilograms) of the drug commonly known as Ice. The two occupants of the vehicle, aged 29 and 32, were arrested in connection with the seizure. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the consignment was allegedly being transported to the Wanathamulla area. During the arrest, officers also recovered approximately Rs. 97,000 in cash from one of the suspects. The money has been taken into police custody on suspicion that it is connected to drug trafficking. The arrested suspects, together with the seized narcotics and cash, have been handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau for further investigation. The Police Expressway Division is currently conducting special search operations at all 31 interchanges along the expressway network to detect and intercept the transportation of illegal items. Members of the public are kindly requested to cooperate with police officers during vehicle inspections, as these operations are carried out to ensure public safety and prevent criminal activity.

Police News

Suspect Arrested with 9 Kg of Narcotics and Explosive Materials

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Acting on intelligence received, a team of officers from the Police Special Task Force (STF) Gonahena Camp conducted a raid in the Parangoda area of the Dompe Police Division on 13 July 2026. During the operation, officers seized: * 9 kg 128 g of crystal methamphetamine (“Ice”) * Three anti-personnel landmines * Three fuse components * 20 rounds of live M16 rifle ammunition * Five swords * One electronic weighing scale * One motorcycle A 23-year-old suspect, a resident of Mandawala, was arrested during the raid. The suspect, along with the seized items, has been handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau for further investigation. Further inquiries are being carried out by the Police Narcotics Bureau.

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