The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Police yesterday unearthed an illegal liquor manufacturing factory in the city and recovered about 22,000 bottles of homemade liquor from the cellar of a city market in North Badda.

At least 11 persons, including two women, were arrested for manufacturing and peddling this illegal hard drink.

The arrested persons were identified as Shilpi Akhter, Hamida Banu, Anwar Hossain, Kartik Sarkar, Mohammad Hossain, Asadul Islam, Nuruddin Ahmed, Mohammad Helaluddin, Shahid Miah, Abdul Gafur and Lipton.

According to sources, police, led by Assistant Commissioner (AC) of Gulshan Zone, conducted the drive at L H Company office, a licence holder at Hossain Market owned by Ward Commissioner Hossain, from 5:00 am that continued till 12 noon.

The company owned by Lutfor Rahman and Habibur Rahman was situated on the 1st floor of the market and the factory was situated in the underground of the market.

Sources said that police was forced to conduct the raid following the allegations of the local people at the 'Open House Day, of Badda thana held on Saturday.

Badda police said besides the liquor, they also recovered several boxes of liquor and manufacturing equipment.

Local people alleged that the illicit business had been going on for several years and police knew everything. But, they did not take any action in this regard.

Syed Momenul Hasan, Officer-in-Charge (OC), "The miscreants have been carrying on such illegal activities for a long time and during the raid they could not show any legal documents."

According to sources, the Joint Forces had closed down the business last year.

Earlier on Thursday RAB arrested Amin Huda, a nephew of business tycoon Aziz Mohammad Bhai, and his associate from Gulshan posh area with 5kg of sex stimulating Yaba tablets worth Tk 15 crore.