The Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles is waiting for Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms, President's Counsel Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to provide him with detailed information on alleged incidents of certain Police stations having falsely reported drug-related cases.

Claiming that certain Police stations are violating laws pertaining to the possession of narcotics, Dr. Rajapakshe said last week that reports by the Government Analyst's Department have proven that certain drug related cases are being falsely reported to courts by certain Police stations.

When contacted by The Daily Morning to inquire about the matter, Alles, under whose purview the Police Department comes, said that he had requested Dr. Rajapakshe to provide him with detailed information on the matter. “He called me and said that there is an issue like this. Then I asked him for all the details. He again spoke to me and said that he would send those details, but I have not received them to date. I cannot comment on the matter without having those details,” he explained.

Dr. Rajapakshe, who had earlier pointed out incidents of certain Police stations having increased the weight of drugs by mixing them with various other substances, said last week: “When this happens to one or two samples, we can consider it as an honest mistake. However, there are certain Police stations where as many as 20, 30, or 35 samples sent for testing in a year turn out not to be dangerous drugs. Some of them are not drugs, but various other substances.” He further said that the Ministry is looking at conducting an inquiry with regard to such incidents, and is also considering amending the relevant laws to provide bail and to assist those who have been remanded wrongfully. He had also written to Inspector General of Police Chandana D. Wickramaratne and requested the latter to carry out an inquiry into such incidents.