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29 March 2024

335gms of heroin found inside smugglers' bodies

Heroin found hidden inside the rectum of two drug smugglers at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Two Sri Lankan tried to smuggle into the country heroin worth Rs5 million hidden inside their rectum but were caught by customs officials at Colombo airport on Saturday, the ‘Rivira’ newspaper reported.

A total of 335 grammes of clean brown sugar-type heroin packed inside seven condoms were found in the bodies of the two men aged 48 and 45. This is said to the largest-ever seizure of drugs hidden inside the body at Bandaranaike International Airport.

The two men were planning to hand over the heroin to a woman drug dealer in Colombo.

Step father molests adopted girl

A step father in Sri Lanka is suspected to have sexually molested a 14-year-old girl who had been adopted by the family, the ‘Lankadeepa’ reported.

A magistrate in Colombo has ordered the man to be remanded to police custody till November 8.

The suspect was arrested after police received a complaint from the girl. Police has placed the girl in their custody as she had fled from home.

A medical examination  confirmed that the girl had been sexually abused.