The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board’s annual bulletin counted 262,321 drug arrests in 2025, up from 228,450 in 2024. Cannabis accounted for 76,058 arrests, or 29 per cent, while methamphetamine arrests rose to 92,650, above cannabis. Law enforcement agencies seized 17,193 kg of cannabis, 455 kg of kush and 321 kg of hashish. The figures count arrests, not convictions.[1][2]
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References
- National Dangerous Drugs Control Board — Annual Statistical Bulletin 2025, Part I: Drug-Related ArrestsTable 1, p. 3; Table 4, p. 10; 262,321 total arrests; 76,058 cannabis; 17,193 kg cannabis; 454.7 kg kush; 321.4 kg hashish.
- National Dangerous Drugs Control Board — Analytical Overview of Drug-Related Arrests in Sri Lanka, 2024Table 1, p. 3; Table 4, p. 8; 228,450 total arrests; 75,602 cannabis; 8,359.5 kg cannabis.archived
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