A resident of Mannar has been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by Colombo High Court Judge Rashantha Godawela, following a conviction for trafficking ‘ICE’ narcotics. The sentence was handed down to a 21-year-old youth residing in the Mannar area. The accused was arrested by police near the Eluthoor Junction in Mannar on November 3, 2022, while transporting the narcotic substance. Subsequently, the Attorney General filed charges against the accused under the Poisons, Opium, and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance No. 1 of 2008. Delivering the verdict after the trial, the High Court Judge stated that the charges brought against the…
21 yr old man sentenced to 10 years for trafficking ‘ICE’
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