Sri Lanka, April 26 -- A haul of nearly 500 kg of seized heroin will be incinerated in Puttalam on Monday (April 28), Sri Lanka Police said.

Accordingly, a total of 494.48 kg of heroin that were held as court evidence is scheduled to be incinerated at a cement factory in Palaviya, Puttalam.

The haul includes 250.996 kg of heroin that were seized in December 2021 during a joint operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and the Police Narcotics Bureau which led to the arrest of six foreign nationals and a stock of 243.052 kg of heroin that was in possession of seven foreign nationals at the time of their arrest in April 2022 April.

Police said based on a court order, the haul of heroin will be obtained from the Colombo High Court at 7.00...