Sri Lankan police arrested over 20,000 persons during the period between December 17 and 31 in the operations to curb drug trafficking and organized crimes, the Public Security Ministry said on Sunday .
The ministry said in a statement that 20797 persons were arrested and 1018 of them had been held under detention order for further interrogation.
According to the ministry,1298 persons who are drug addicts were sent for rehabilitation.
The police seized properties owned by drug dealers and organized criminals during operations, the ministry said.
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