COLOMBO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka is considering introducing drug test kits through pharmacies to allow parents to privately check whether their children are using narcotics, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.
The proposal was discussed when the national council of the "A Nation United" anti-drug campaign, launched to eradicate the drug menace from the country, met at the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday morning.
The meeting also discussed upgrading facilities at the Police Narcotics Bureau, improving the efficiency of the Government Analyst's Department, using modern technology to obtain forensic reports, and amending laws related to narcotics.
A bill on the rehabilitation of drug addicts has also been finalized and will be published in the government gazette soon, the PMD said.
Drug eradication is a main policy objective of the National People's Power government. Sri Lankan authorities have arrested over 120,000 people in the first six months of 2026. ■
