Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- A principal of a primary school in Eppawala, Anuradhapura has been arrested with over a kilogram of heroin, police stated.

The individual has been apprehended based on information obtained from a 30-year-old man arrested in Nallamudawa, Eppawala, a week ago by the Anuradhapura Divisional Crime Investigation Division.

During the raid, authorities recovered 1 kilogram and 185 grams of heroin, reportedly belonging to the principal, which had been hidden at the back of a hotel in Eppawala.

Additionally, police said they also found an electronic scale used for measuring drugs and a polythene sealing machine, which had been hidden in a nearby tank by the principal.

Police sources reported that the wife of the principal ...