11 foreigners arrested with over 100kg of heroin on boat

Sri Lankan security personnel today arrested 11 foreign nationals with 101 kilograms of heroin being transported to Sri Lanka by boat in the southern coast.

The suspects, including 10 Iranians and a Pakistani national, were arrested following a joint operation carried out by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and Police Narcotics Bureau.

The consignment of heroin was being smuggled into Sri Lanka when the boat was intercepted off the southern coast.