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Biggest Ever Full Day Raid Arrests 777 Army Deserters

An island-wide combined raid, conducted by the Police and the Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police (SLCMP) throughout Friday (18, Aug) arrested 777 Army personnel who are Absent Without Leave (AWOL) or having deserted their posts from respective formations around the country.

The arrest, the biggest ever conducted within a single day accordingly took 1 Officer and 776 Other Rankers into custody during the full day raid.

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