Sri Lanka, April 28 -- Nearly 500 kilograms of heroin seized in a series of joint operations by Sri Lanka's Navy and the Police Narcotics Bureau is set to be destroyed today (28), authorities have confirmed.

Accordingly, 494 kg and 48 g of heroin will be transported under heavy police escort to the Palaviya area in Puttalam, where it will be destroyed at an incinerator operated by a local cement company.

Police said legal proceedings related to the seizure have been concluded, clearing the way for the destruction of the narcotics.

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