NPP councillor’s husband arrested with heroin

By B.G. Chaturanga

Colombo, Nov. 5 (Daily Mirror) - A principal of a primary school in the Eppawala area of Anuradhapura has been arrested for alleged involvement in heroin trafficking, police said.

The arrest was made during a raid carried out by the Anuradhapura Divisional Crime Investigation Unit, following information obtained from a 30-year-old suspect who was taken into custody last week in the Nallamudawa Road area.

Officers recovered 1 kilogram and 185 grams of heroin concealed behind a hotel reportedly owned by the school principal in the Adagala area, Eppawala. Police also seized an electronic weighing scale and a polythene sealing machine, believed to have been used to package the narcotics. The equipment had been discarded in a nearby tank in an attempt to hide evidence.

Police sources further revealed that the suspect’s wife is a member of the Peliyagoda Municipal Council representing the National People’s Power (NPP).

Investigations have also uncovered that the couple’s son was arrested about a month ago for possession of 25 grams of heroin.

The Anuradhapura Divisional Crime Investigation Unit is continuing further inquiries.