CASH REWARDS FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND INFORMANTS
SPECIAL OPERATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31 MORE FIREARMS STILL IN THE COUNTRY
At the end of a three-month-long operation, the Police Department will award cash prizes to police personnel who successfully carry out search and seize operations and to those who provide information about illegal firearms, Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.
He said the special operation was launched on the orders of Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara, who has also directed the Special Anti-narcotic Drive (SAND) to continue.the operation to seize illegal firearms in the country began on January 1 and will end on March 31. SP Gunasekara said though the police had seized a large quantity of illegal firearms in the recent past, there were more illegal firearms circulating in the country.
The awards will be as follows: A police officer who arrests a suspect with a T-56 rifle will receive a cash reward of Rs.50,000 and the informant Rs.20,000 while a police officers who seizes a weapon will receive Rs10,000 and the informant, Rs.5,000.
The rest of the categories are as follows: Rs.40,000 for seizing a repeater weapon and Rs.15,000 to an informant. Rs.10,000 for a weapon seized and Rs.5,000 to an informant.
Rs.20,000 for a foreign-made shotgun and Rs.10,000 as a personal reward. Rs.5,000 to a police officer and Rs.3,000 to an informant.
Rs.30,000 to a police officer who arrests a suspect with a pistol and Rs.15,000 to the informant. Rs.10,000 to a police officer for seizing a weapon and Rs.5,000 to the informant. Rs.20,000 will be given away to a police officer who arrests a suspect with a revolver and Rs.10,000 to the informant. Rs.5,000 to a police officer seizing a weapon and Rs.3,000 to the informant.
Rs.60,000 to a police officer who arrests a person with a machine gun manufactured in a foreign country and Rs.25,000 to the informant. Rs.15,000 to a police officer for a weapon and Rs.7,500 to the informant. Rs.20,000 to a police officer who arrests a suspect with a weapon and Rs.10,000 to the informant. Rs.5,000 to a police officer without a suspect and Rs.3,000 to the informant.
Rs.10,000 to a police officer who arrests a suspect with an any locally manufactured weapon and Rs.5,000 to the informant and Rs.5,000 to a police officer without a suspect and Rs.3,000 to the informant.