Police have discovered 2,078 letters that had allegedly been left undelivered and hidden under a mattress at the home of a postal worker attached to the Soragune Sub-Post Office in Haldummulla, police said.
The employee was attached to the Soragune Sub-Post Office, according to Haldummulla Police.
A team of police officers searched the suspect’s home following information received by Haldummulla Police Station OIC, Inspector Ashoka Indunil Ratnayake, that illicit liquor was being kept at the premises.
During the search, officers found 12 registered letters and a collection of ordinary mail piled up under a mattress. The total number of letters was reported to be 2,078.
Police said questioning had reportedly revealed that the suspect had failed to deliver the letters for more than six years and had kept them hidden under the mattress at his home.
