{
  "id": 11568270,
  "title": "Over 9,000 children and youth arrested in drug raids, police say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/over-9-000-children-and-youth-arrested-in-drug-raids-police-say",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T00:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/over-9000-children-and-youth-arrested-in-drug-raids-police-say/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Norman Palihawadane More than 9,000 children and youth, between the ages of eight and 21, have been arrested in countrywide raids conducted in connection with drug-related offences, over the past year, police said. Police Media Spokesman ASP F. U. Wootler said 9,105 children and youth had been taken into custody, between October 30, 2025, […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}