Tuition class teacher arrested for selling drugs to students

Tuition class teacher arrested for selling drugs to students

November 21, 2022   11:49 am

Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a tuition class teacher in the Kalutara South area who had allegedly been selling intoxicating pills to school children for a long period.

STF has also discovered a stock of 1,299 pills during the apprehension.

The raid has been carried out according to a tip-off received by the officers of Katukurunda STF Training School.

Police said that the arrested suspect is a person who conducts tuition classes for subjects including Mathematics and Science. 

The suspect, a father of two, has been living in a house in the Kalutara area on a rental basis while he is a permanent resident of the Mawanella area, according to police.

He has been handed over to Kalutara-South Police for further investigations.

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