RI, fine in drug cases

Ariyapala Wansathilake - Kurunegala Central special correspondent

A trishaw driver who pleaded guilty to the charge of possessing and trafficking heroin weighing not less than one gram, was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 25,000 in default another one year imprisonment.

Kuruppu Arachchige Priyankara Banda of Pannala Police Division was indicted by the Attorney General.

State Counsel Padmal Weerasingha De Silva told Court that police found the heroin while examining the trishaw.

Meanwhile, another drug trafficker who pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing and trafficking 21 grams of heroin was sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 50,000, in default two years imprisonment.

Meanwhile, W A Leelawathi with four mg of heroin was taken into custody by police at the Alawwa busstand last Wednesday.

The suspect was a resident of Alawwa.

She was arrested following a public tip-off.

The woman was remanded until June 3.