A Pakistani national who arrived in the country with several packets of Heroin concealed in his abdomen, was arrested at the Katunayake airport.

He was arrested upon a search carried out by officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau. The suspect has been directed to the Negombo District Hospital.

The Office of the Police Media Spokesperson said that 33 packets of Heroin were retrieved from the suspects abdomen.

Police said that the suspect will be produced before the Negombo Magistrate. The Office of the Police Media Spokesperson said that the suspect had arrived in the country from Lahore, Pakistan.

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