The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Narayanganj

Police seized some 3,000 bottles of phensidyl syrup from a pickup-van on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Awkhabo in Rupganj upazila early Friday and arrested three drug peddlers. Acting on-a tip-off, a team led by Rupganj thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) intercepted the Dhaka-bound pickup-van and seized the contraband drugs worth about Tk 22 lakh.

The arrested drug peddlers were identified as Habibur Rahman Siraj, son of Mona Mia in Sadar upazila and Mokbul Hossain, son of Mohammad Ali in Meghna uapzila of Comilla and Shahid Mia, son of Joynal of Mawkhali village of Khulna district.

A case was filed.

Another UNB report from Khulna adds: Joint forces, in separate drives, arrested six drug peddlers along with 3-kg of ganja and 18 bottles of phensidyl syrup in Koira upazila here on Thursday. The law-enforcers raided Amadi Bazar, Chandkhali Bazar and Dashahalia Kheya ghat and arrested them.

The arrested are Rashid, Bakkar, Jahangir, Kadam Ali, Quddus and Jotsna.

A case was filed with the police.