Priyanta Weerasuriya
Priyanta Weerasuriya is a senior police officer in Sri Lanka, currently serving as the acting Inspector General of Police. He has recently made headlines for implementing a new protocol requiring police officers returning to service after a suspension or absence to undergo drug testing. This initiative is part of a broader effort to maintain the integrity of the police force and address concerns regarding substance abuse among officers. Under his directive, officers with a history of drug use will not be reinstated, reflecting a commitment to a drug-free environment within the police service.
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Priyanta Weerasuriya is the current police chief who received the refurbished Mahindra Scorpio vehicle from Ideal Motors.
ශ්රී ලංකා පොලිසිය භාවිතයෙන් ඉවත් කළ මහින්ද්ර Scorpio රථ අලුත්වැඩියා කරදීමට අයිඩියල් මෝටර්ස් ඉදිරිපත් වෙයි
Sri Lanka· 2026-02-20
Priyanta Weerasuriya appointed H.N.K.D. Wijaya Sri as the Deputy Inspector General of Police.
පුත්තලම ඩිඅයිජි පුටුව අලුත් වෙයිSri Lanka· 2026-01-31
Priyanta Weerasuriya appointed H.N.K.D. Wijaya Sri as the Deputy Inspector General of Police.
පුත්තලම ඩිඅයිජි පුටුව අලුත් වෙයිSri Lanka· 2026-01-31Priyanta Weerasuriya is the police chief who discussed the current shortage of police officers.
පොලිස් නිලධාරින් 32,000ක හිඟයක් - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2026-01-31
Priyanta Weerasuriya has issued a police message as per the decision of the National Police Commission.
පොලිස් ලොක්කෝ හයකට ස්ථාන මාරුSri Lanka· 2026-01-31
Priyanta Weerasuriya has issued a police message effective today.
පොලිස් ලොක්කෝ හයකට ස්ථාන මාරුSri Lanka· 2026-01-30Priyanta Weerasuriya is mentioned as the police chief who issued the orders for the promotions.
සහකාර පොලිස් අධිකාරීවරුන් 11කට උසස් වීම්Sri Lanka· 2025-12-19
Priyanta Weerasuriya is mentioned as the police chief who ordered the transfers of 25 police officials.
පොලිස් ලොක්කෝ 25කට ස්ථාන මාරුSri Lanka· 2025-11-21
Priyanta Weerasuriya is currently on an overseas trip.
පතිනායක ඉවත් කරන්න පොලිස් කොමිසමේ අනුමැතියSri Lanka· 2025-11-15
The current police chief Priyanta Weerasuriya was informed about the incident leading to the arrest of the village officer.
ව්යාජ ලේඛන සැකසුවැයි ග්රාම නිලධාරී අල්ලයිSri Lanka· 2025-11-10
Priyanta Weerasuriya is set to issue a special police message regarding the changes in positions.
ලලිත් පතිනායක පරිපාලන තනතුරින් ඉවතට?Sri Lanka· 2025-11-01
Priyanta Weerasuriya is expected to issue a special police message regarding the changes in positions.
ලලිත් පතිනායක පරිපාලන තනතුරින් ඉවතට?Sri Lanka· 2025-10-31
Police Chief Priyanta Weerasuriya stated that an impartial investigation will be conducted regarding the incident.
නීතිඥයාගේ හැසිරීම අනුමත කරන්න බෑSri Lanka· 2025-10-13
Police Chief Priyanta Weerasuriya was present during the discussion about the drug situation in Sri Lanka.
කුඩු නිෂ්පාදිත රටක් වීම බරපතල තත්වයක්Sri Lanka· 2025-09-28
Priyanta Weerasuriya's signature is required for the implementation of the police transfers.
පොලිස් ස්ථානාධිපතිවරුන් 33 කට ස්ථාන මාරුSri Lanka· 2025-09-13
Priyanta Weerasuriya is the police chief who received information about the location of the suspects.
Sunday LankadeepaSri Lanka· 2025-09-07
Priyanta Weerasuriya is the Police Chief who participated in the event.
අපරාධකරුවන් ඇල්ලූ ඉන්දුනිසියානු පොලීසියට උපහාරSri Lanka· 2025-09-01
Priyanta Weerasuriya participated in a ceremony to thank Indonesian police officers involved in a joint operation.
මහජන ආරක්ෂක ඇමතිගේ ව්යාජ ඡායාරූප හැදූ අයට වැඩ වරදීSri Lanka· 2025-08-31Priyanta Weerasuriya participated in a ceremony to thank Indonesian police officers involved in a joint operation.
මහජන ආරක්ෂක ඇමතිගේ ව්යාජ ඡායාරූප හැදූ අයට වැඩ වරදීSri Lanka· 2025-08-31Priyanta Weerasuriya is the police chief present at the operation.
කෙහෙල්බද්දර පද්මේ ඇතුළු පිරිස රැගෙන එයිSri Lanka· 2025-08-31
Priyanta Weerasuriya is the police chief present at the operation.
කෙහෙල්බද්දර පද්මේ ඇතුළු පිරිස රැගෙන එයිSri Lanka· 2025-08-30Priyanta Weerasuriya is the police chief present during the operation.
කෙහෙල්බද්දර පද්මේ ඇතුළු පිරිස දිවයිනටSri Lanka· 2025-08-30Police Chief Priyanta Weerasuriya ordered the special police team to ensure the safety of Dileep Peiris following intelligence reports.
දිලීප පිරිස්ට ඩුබායි පාතාලයෙන් තර්ජනSri Lanka· 2025-08-26
Police Chief Priyanta Weerasuriya is expected to refer the complaint to the special investigation unit.
සුදත්ත ගැන විශේෂ විමර්ශනයක් - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-08-24
The complaint regarding the incident has been informed to Police Chief Priyanta Weerasuriya.
සුදත්ත ගැන විශේෂ විමර්ශනයක් - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-08-24Priyanta Weerasuriya, the new police chief, states that he will take systematic action to combat the crime wave in the country.
අපරාධ රැල්ල මඬින්න විධිමත්ව කටයුතු කරනවාSri Lanka· 2025-08-17
The new police chief Priyanta Weerasuriya states that he will take systematic action to combat the ongoing crime wave in the country.
නීතිය රකින්න විධිමත් වැඩපිළිවෙළක් - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-08-17Priyanta Weerasuriya, the new police chief, states that he will take systematic action to combat the crime wave in the country.
අපරාධ රැල්ල මඬින්න විධිමත්ව කටයුතු කරනවාSri Lanka· 2025-08-17Priyanta Weerasuriya has been appointed as the new Inspector General of Police by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
පොලිස්පති ප්රියන්ත වීරසූරියට පත්වීම් ලිපිය බාරදෙයිSri Lanka· 2025-08-13
The police chief Priyanta Weerasuriya introduced a new WhatsApp number for reporting crimes and issues.
පොලිස්පතිට කියන්න වට්ස්ඇප් අංකයක් - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-08-13