The New Nation - Internet Edition

A team of Narcoties Control Department arrested five
persons and recovered 125 pieces of Yaaba tablets and 350
bottles of phensidyle from Tilpapara, Khilgaon in the city
on Wednesday. Focus Bangla

UNB, Dhaka

The High Court yesterday granted bail for six months to Amin Huda, a suspected druglord, on health grounds.

A two-member division bench of Justice Sharif Uddin Chaklader and Justice M Emdadul Haque Azad, meanwhile, issued a rule upon the government to explain in four weeks why accused Amin should not be granted regular bail.

He faces charges of illegally producing and selling contraband Yaba, a club drug that produces a euphoric effect, causing the users to have strong feelings of warmth and connection to those around them..

The HC orders came following a petition filed by Amin, now being treated at BSMMU prison cell.

Deputy Attorney General Zahirul Hoque Zahir told UNB that the Supreme Court halted a previous HC bail and that rule was still effective, but Amin came to the High Court Wednesday with a different plea.

In his plea Amin said he needs appropriate treatment abroad as the treatment he gets here is not enough for his recovery, the DAG said.

On October 25 last year, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested Amin at his Gulshan office with 130,000 Yaba tablets. According to Rab, Amin had long been running illegal drug businesses under cover of his office.

Advocate Anisul Huq appeared for Amin.