Colombo (News1st): Two individuals found guilty for the possession of Heroin were sentenced to death by Colombo High Court Judge Vikum Kaluarachchi today (October 16).

The defendants were arrested in 2005 in Mirihana were charged for the possession of 122.68 grams of heroin.

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