Body of Australian found in hotel room

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A 27-year-old Australian was found dead in a hotel room at R.A. De Mel Mawatha in Colombo yesterday, Police said.

They said the victim and an Australian couple had stayed in two rooms after arriving in the country on Monday night.

The body was found after the hotel owner informed the police that the guest had not left his room even by the time he was expected to check out.

Police said they had found some packets believed to be heroin inside the room and suspect that an overdose of the narcotic might led to the Australian’s death.

The Magistraterial inquiry was carried out by the Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday.

The body is lying at the police mortuary and that the postmortem examination would be carried out after the man’s relatives arrived in the country.(DS)

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lionheart Wednesday, 23 September 2015 01:52 PM

hmm wonder how they got the drugs, either there is still drugs flowing freely in srilanka or the security must be very bad at the airport.

stardust Wednesday, 23 September 2015 02:22 PM

What about the couple who was with him ?

ssr Wednesday, 23 September 2015 04:10 PM

At which hotel did this happen??

tallgate Wednesday, 23 September 2015 04:17 PM

i think (2) ...travelled recently security was very very lax at cmb airport.

Cobra Wednesday, 23 September 2015 05:17 PM

Hmm looks like a case for Holmes!

narcati Wednesday, 23 September 2015 08:57 PM

Customs officers will release anything for money. They publicly ask for bribe and even to get a normal work done you need to bribe them. At least this YAHAPALANA government should regulate these customs officers so that things of this kind will stop

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