Driver with heroin gets RI, fine

Kapila Somaratne - Panadura group correspondent

A van driver who pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing and trafficking heroin weighing not less than one gram was sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 50,000 in default one year imprisonment.

Dinesh Anurada of Panadura was indicted by the Attorney General. State Counsel Wasantha Perera said the Police found the heroin while examining the van.

Perera does not have previous convictions.

Meanwhile, a drug trafficker who pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing and trafficking heroin not less that one gram was sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 50,000 in default two years imprisonment.

The sentence was suspended for 10 years as he is a first offender. The accused M Sarath of Piliyandala was indicted by the Attorney General with possessing and trafficking heroin.

State Counsel Wasantha Perera prosecuted.