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Trishaw driver sentenced to death for trafficking heroin

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Colombo High Court today sentenced a trishaw driver to death for trafficking and retaining heroin.
 
The accused Pallegama Ralalage Sunil  Karunaratna Bandara of Gunasinghepura was sentenced to death by High Court Judge  Padman Surasena for possessing and trafficking 6.58 grams of heroine on September 23, 2007.
 
The accused was arrested near the  Rupavahini Corporation army barrier  at Bullers Road. The army had stopped the trishaw that the accused drew and had searched the trishaw and the accused for any suspicious things. Then they had recovered  a parcel of  heroin from the trouser pocket of the accused. At the time of the search there had been a  passenger in the vehicle who was released  later. The army had handed over the  accused to Cinnamon Gardens’ Police. (T.Farook Thajudeen)


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  • wantok MAli Monday, 30 January 2012 11:21 PM

    Come independence Day either this year or next and he will be out!!!!!

    Nodrog Tuesday, 31 January 2012 12:30 AM

    whats the point of sentencing him to death when we don't enforce the death penalty. Just means he will remain in prison for a few years, courtesy of the tax-payer and be released in a few more. Crime is so rampant because, sadly, criminals are not duly punished.

    dave Tuesday, 31 January 2012 12:46 AM

    Poverty drives people to illegal activities, specially in this case but death sentence is the not solution for it. For his mistake, its not fair to take his life over it. Specially with Sri lankan legal system, he may or may not be guilty first place.

    lokka Tuesday, 31 January 2012 12:54 AM

    Recovered a parcel of heroin but there was only 6.58grams ?
    What happen to the rest

    Lanka Tuesday, 31 January 2012 01:20 AM

    Good. It should be the same for the drivers who drives recklessly and kill innocent people.

    Dalu Banda Tuesday, 31 January 2012 01:39 AM

    kin pins?

    weha Tuesday, 31 January 2012 02:03 AM

    Death sentence for 6.38grams.. sigh.
    what about the people who bring them in to the country?

    meranchim Tuesday, 31 January 2012 03:19 AM

    very good then you can controle drug, in the island and drug dealers but have to caught main dealers ...i

    Jeff Tuesday, 31 January 2012 03:24 AM

    Life for just 6.6 grams of heroin. We are turning into the next saudi arabia. The funny thing been those who get down tons of the stuff get a jail free and even a murder pass. Sri Lanka Miracle of Asia indeed.

    Jayantha Tuesday, 31 January 2012 03:15 AM

    Good move to stop young being addicted to drugs

    citizen1 Tuesday, 31 January 2012 04:17 AM

    exactly...like two..oops one, in parliament!

    chithranganie Tuesday, 31 January 2012 04:37 AM

    Death sentence for 6.6 grams of heroin. How about the politically connected main heroin dealers. They go scot free.
    Miracle of Asia.

    samantha v Tuesday, 31 January 2012 04:50 AM

    efwfe

    Calistus Jayatilleke Tuesday, 31 January 2012 05:15 AM

    Instead of catching the small distributors, the Police should go after the main importers of drugs who are all in the Government. That's the only way to get rid of this menace. But the million dollar question is, who has the guts to go after the major importers.

    Coconut Donkey Tuesday, 31 January 2012 06:20 AM

    They are far too busy writing the laws for the land....


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