Staffer assigned to the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has been arrested by the Walana Anti-Vice Unit for allegedly distributing heroin and crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as ‘Ice’, to other council workers.

Police said the 38-year-old suspect had been packaging the drugs in his office room at a CMC building near Campbell Park for a considerable period before selling them.

Acting on a tip-off, officers from the Walana Anti-Vice Unit carried out a raid on 22 September and recovered more than 20 grammes of heroin from the suspect’s possession.

He was taken into custody and handed over to the Borella Police. After being produced before the Aluthkade Magistrate’s Court, a detention order was issued.