Nine Iranians sentenced to life in Sri Lanka

October 12, 2023 04:26 pm

Nine Iranian nationals, who had been arrested four years ago for drug peddling, have been sentenced to life imprisonment on orders of the Colombo High Court.

The relevant order was given by Colombo High Court Judge Amal Ranaraja, after the four pleaded guilty to their charges of trafficking heroin into Sri Lanka.

However, acting in compliance with international agreements Sri Lanka has entered into, it was ordered that the nine foreign nationals be extradited to Iran.

In March 2019, nine Iranian nationals were arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy with a large consignment of heroin aboard a trawler in seas off Akurala.

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.

NOTE:- Due to legal contstraints, the Ada Derana Editorial team has taken a decision to disable comments on all articles concerning ongoing court procedures.