The Colombo High Court today (10) sentenced a 26-year-old youth to life imprisonment for attempting to smuggle over 25 grams of heroin into the Colombo Remand Prison utilizing a hidden compartment in a food container.Colombo High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne delivered the verdict, sentencing Deva Raja Lawrence, a single youth, after the prosecution effectively showed the charges beyond affordable doubt.The occurrence took place on December 4, 2019, when the Prison Intelligence Unit detained the accused.
He had actually hidden 25.09 grams of heroin in an incorrect bottom of a container utilized to bring food to a pal apprehended at the Colombo Remand Prison.Following the arrest, the Attorney General filed charges of ownership and trafficking of heroin versus the convict.
After an extensive trial, the court determined that the evidence presented by the prosecution validated the accusations.The judge ordered a life sentence, highlighting the severity of the criminal offense and the need of promoting the law versus drug-related offenses.