Five fishermen have been sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court after being found guilty for possessing and trafficking 152 kilograms of heroin in high seas to Galle harbour.
The suspects were sentenced to death after a long trial by Colombo High Court Judge Namal Ballale, observing that the prosecution case against the five accused were proven beyond reasonable doubt.
The five convicts Chaminda Rohana Fernanado, Anton Susantha Fernando, Dulag Ravindra Perera,Liyanadurage Surange and Tharindu jayamal Fernando who were residence of Kattuwa Negombo were imposed death sentence by High Court Judge Namal Ballale.
They were committed to death on three charges of conspiracy, trafficking and peddling 151.341 kilos of heroin in the southern High seas of Sri Lanka in 2nd November 2019 by a Multi-Day Trawler.
The detection was made by the Sri Lanka Navy during their petrol duty in the southern High Seas of Sri Lanka and following the arrest of the suspects with contraband and were handed over to the Police Narcotic Bureau for further investigations.
