Police reveal that 144 individuals have been charged and summoned to court over the illegal dumping of garbage in the Western Province in the space of two days.
They added that these charges were made during raids carried out by the army and the police department on the 26 and 27 of June.
The numbers of arrestees are as follows;
– Colombo (27)
– Nugegoda (37)
– Mount Lavinia (05)
– Gampaha (29)
– Kelaniya (14)
– Negombo (22)
– Kalutara (01)
– Panadura (09)
Police Department added that the arrested have been charged, and that such raids will be carried periodically in the future.
Source – 30/06/2017, Ada Derana, See more at – http://www.adaderana.lk/news/41635/staggering-number-arrested-over-illegal-waste-disposal-in-west-prov
