Prison officials have arrested a prison guard with 96 packets of heroin for attempting to smuggle drugs into the Mahara Prison.
Prisons Department spokesman Chandana Ekanayake stated that the suspect was on his way to the Mahara Prison when prison officials searched him and found a stock of heroin in his possession.
Mr. Ekanayake further stated that the prison officer was suspended and handed over to the police for further investigations.
