730 Suspects Arrested in Island-Wide ‘Ratama Ekata’ Police Operation

A total of 730 suspects were arrested during island-wide raids conducted yesterday (12) as part of the “Ratama Ekata” (The Whole Country Together) national operation, police said.

Police stated that detention orders have been obtained against 11 of the suspects arrested during the operation.

The arrests were made during a total of 724 raids carried out across the country.

According to police, 423 grams of heroin were seized during 242 of the raids.

In addition, authorities recovered 550 grams of “Ice” (crystal methamphetamine), 405 grams of cannabis and 2,589 cannabis plants during the island-wide operation.

Police said the raids were conducted as part of the ongoing “Ratama Ekata” operation targeting illegal drugs and related activities.