Nine Iranian nationals, who had been arrested four years ago for drug peddling, have been sentenced to life imprisonment by Colombo High Court Judge Amal Ranaraja.
The order was given after the four pleaded guilty to their charges of trafficking heroin into Sri Lanka.
However, acting in compliance with international agreements Sri Lanka has entered into, it was ordered that the nine foreign nationals be extradited to Iran.
The convicts had been arrested on March 2019 by the Sri Lanka Navy with a large consignment of heroin aboard a trawler in seas off Akurala.
