The Opposition, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided to suspend the party membership of Kurunegala District Organizer Amitha Bandara.
Issuing a statement, the SJB said the decision was taken based on reports that he had been apprehended with narcotics during a recent drug raid conducted by the Police.
Amitha Bandara was arrested along with 778. 26 grams of heroin at the Mahawa Junction on Tuesday by officers of the Kegalle Crimes Investigations Bureau.
The Police had also seized a jeep that was used to transport the drugs, a car, an electric scale, chequebooks issued by multiple banks, bank cards, and bank account books from the possession of the suspect.
Taking immediate action in this regard, the SJB said it has decided to suspend the party membership of Amitha Bandara, while also removing him from the post of Kurunegala District Organizer.
The SJB added that further decisions in this regard will be taken during its working committee meeting scheduled for today (Dec 22). (NewsWire)
