Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- The Colombo High Court yesterday (October 10) sentenced drug trafficker, known as 'Thotalanga Kanna', to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of possessing and trafficking 39 grams of heroin.

The High Court also issued a direct order to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to immediately arrest the convict and enforce the sentence.

The verdict was delivered by Colombo High Court Judge Manjula Thilakarathna following a lengthy trial.

The Attorney General had filed the case against the accused, Kanapathi Ganesh, alias 'Thotalanga Kanna', for the possession and trafficking of 39.99 grams of heroin in the Elakanda area on December 26, 2014.

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