Sri Lanka, Feb. 27 -- The Court of Appeal has decided to uphold the death sentence imposed on the defendant, Jayasingam Rajeev, alias "Sudakaran," dismissing an appeal he had filed against the sentence handed down by the Colombo High Court for the possession and trafficking of 2.53 grams of heroin.

Justice Shashi Mahendran, with the concurrence of Court of Appeal Justice P. Kumararatnam, announced this verdict after considering the appeal filed by the defendant, challenging the death penalty imposed on him, said Ada Derana reporter.

The defendant was arrested by the police on March 17, 2014, during a raid in the Madampitiya area of Colombo, while in possession of 2.53 grams of heroin.

Subsequently, the Attorney General filed indictment...