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title: "10 foreign nationals sentenced to life in prison for heroin smuggling"
url: https://www.lankaxpress.com/10-foreign-nationals-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-heroin-smuggling/
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date: 2024-10-23
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markdown_url: https://www.lankaxpress.com/10-foreign-nationals-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-heroin-smuggling.md
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# 10 foreign nationals sentenced to life in prison for heroin smuggling

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The Negombo High Court has sentenced 10 foreigners, including 9 Iranians and a Pakistani national, to life imprisonment for the possession and smuggling of 146 kg of heroin in 2016.