SriLanka, April 6 -- Seven suspects, including Samagi Jana Balawegaya local government candidate Wasantha Pushpakumara, are to remain in remand custody until April 21.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thasanga S. Bodaragama issued this order today (6) regarding the transportation of 261 kg of ICE and 115 kg of heroin.

The Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) submitted a further report to the court following the seizure of the drugs, which were hidden aboard a multiday fishing trawler in the seas south of Sri Lanka.

Investigating officers informed the court that the confiscated narcotics had been sent to the Government Analyst for testing.

The court also ordered the vessel's GPS device to be referred to the Survey Department for a detailed report. The...