A member of the Kandaketiya Pradeshiya Sabha representing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has been arrested by the Badulla Galauda Police in Pallewatte for possessing 86 grams of cannabis.
According to police, the suspect also works as a security assistant at the Hapathgamuwa electric fence and is a resident of Pallewatte, Hapathgamuwa in Hali Ela.
Acting on a tip-off that the councillor was involved in selling cannabis, the police carried out a sudden raid using a decoy agent. They apprehended him with 86 grams of cannabis that had been prepared for sale.
Further investigations are underway, and the suspect is expected to be produced before the Badulla Magistrate’s Court yesterday (17th).
