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Series of incidents lead checks on parliamentary workers
By Saman Indrajith
Thalangama Police on Wednesday arrested a Parliament employee with 100 grams of heroin.He is a crew member of a bus that belongs to Parliament. He was arrested inside the Parliamentary complex.
On Wednesday morning, another employee was apprehended when he attempted to take out a five-litre can of fresh milk and several other food items. He was detected by the Policemen deployed at the Jayanthipura entrance to Parliament. An investigation is being carried out into this incident and a report is to be handed over to the Secretary General of Parliament, Dhammika Dasanayaka.
A large stock of cooked chicken was found thrown into a toilet in Parliament on Tuesday. Police suspect that someone threw it away on seeing policemen approach.Given these developments, senior parliamentary officials have decided to check the bags of employees when they arrive and depart.