COLOMBO (News 1st):- The Negombo High Court ordered a life sentence for five Pakistani nationals including a woman who was convicted of trafficking heroin. The order was issued in response to the case filed by the Police Narcotics Bureau against these individuals.

The suspects were sentenced for smuggling heroin into the country, possession of the drug and trafficking it within the country.

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