Drug Eradication Requires Strategy Beyond Arrest Targets: Namal

• Parliament Debate: SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa addressed Parliament regarding the national strategy on the drug menace. • Key Concern: Setting numerical targets for drug-related arrests is ineffective for long-term eradication. • Prison Impact: Focused arrests targeting drug addicts without systemic reform primarily leads to severe prison overcrowding without addressing root causes.