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BSS, Chuadanga

A total of 26 persons including three women drug peddlers were arrested and 19 bottles of phensidyl and one kg of ganja recovered from their possession by the police on Monday from four upazilas of the district.

The other arrested persons were dacoits, robbers and absconders of different criminal cases pending with the courts. Police said of the total persons arrested four from Chuadanga sadar upazila, five from Jibannagar upazila, 16 from Damurhuda upazila and one person from Alamdanga upazila.

The arrested three drug peddlers were Sokina Khatun ,40, Mahrun Khatun,40 and Rokeya Khatun, 35.

BSS, Sirajganj adds: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a special drive arrested 17 people on various charges and drug trading from different places of the district town on Tuesday.

RAB said, the arrested drug peddlers are Abdul Mazid, 57, Mamun,19, Jahangir Alam, 28, Manir Shiekh, 42, Hanif, 23, Al Amin, 24, Anwar, 25, Tukka Shiekh, 49, Sujab Ali, 37, Jahid, 30, Hasinur, 55, Bachhu Sheikh, 45, Atiqul,42 and Nurul Huda.

Besides, Kamal Uddin, 26 and Hamidul,42 were arrested for alleged involving stealing of mobile set while absconding accused Sanowar Hossain was arrested. Later, the arrested were handed over to Sadar thana.