A Chilaw urban councillor has been arrested for abetting a suspect involved in the drug trade in Chilaw, Police Spokesman S.P. Ruwan Gunasekara said.
One suspect was arrested over the possession of nearly two grams of heroin in Chilaw on March 23.
The Chilaw Police which commenced further investigations had arrested the urban councillor identified as 65-year old Stanley Louise Fernando at around 9:30 am today. He was arrested while returning from a leading politician's house in the area.
The councillor has been detained until April 14 after being produced before the Meegamuwa Magistrates Court, police said.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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