Srilanka, Nov. 18 -- The Colombo High Court today (18) sentenced a woman convicted of possessing and trafficking 42.23 grams of heroin to life imprisonment.

Colombo High Court Judge Manjula Thilakarathne delivered the verdict following a long trial.

The defendant was arrested by the Police Narcotics Bureau during a raid in Kotte on September 15, 2021.

Subsequently, the Attorney General filed charges against her for possessing and trafficking 42.23 grams of net weight of heroin and for possessing Rs. 5 million earned from drug trafficking.

However, the court ordered the acquittal of the defendant of the above charge.

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