NPP member’s husband arrested with drugs
Posted on November 5th, 2025

Courtesy Hiru News

Acting on information received by the Anuradhapura Police Division Crime Investigation Unit, a raid conducted in the Eppawala area resulted in the arrest of a school principal from a main school in the Eppawala area and one other individual. They were arrested with 1 kilogram and 20 grams of heroin that was hidden in a hotel in the Eppawala-Andagala area.

It is reported that the wife of the arrested principal is a National People’s Power (NPP) member of a local government body in the Peliyagoda area.

Police said the suspects are residents of the same area, aged 54 and 22.

These suspects were engaged in this drug trafficking operation for a long time. Further investigations into the matter are being conducted by the Anuradhapura Police.

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