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Sri Lanka sentences Pakistani to death

Weekly Voice editorial staff
By Weekly Voice editorial staff
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Sri Lanka sentences Pakistani to death
Members of the People's Liberation Front, a Marxist political party, shout slogans during a parade held to mark May Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 7, 2018. Sri Lanka's government had last week postponed the rallies and processions that mark May Day because the weeklong celebrations of the national festival of Vesak carry on until May 2 this year. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Colombo: A Sri Lankan court on Friday sentenced to death a Pakistani national who smuggled heroin into the island nation in 2010.

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The Pakistani was accused of smuggling 8.3 kg of heroin by concealing the narcotics inside a freight container of imported potatoes, reports Xinhua news agency.

Following a long trial, the sentence was announced by Colombo High Court Judge Amal Ranaraja.

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