Colombo (News 1st): The 05 men who were arrested for transporting 273.6 kilograms of heroin in the Eastern seas were remanded until May 7th by Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne.

They were arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy and handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau for investigations. They were produced in court today (April 30), after detention and interrogation.

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