BSS-02 20 ‘drug peddlers’ jailed in Rajshahi

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DRUG-PEDDLERS-JAIL (with picture)

20 ‘drug peddlers’ jailed in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, July 9, 2018 (BSS) – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 20
people here yesterday and they were sentenced to different terms of jail each
by a mobile court on charge of taking drugs and its paddling.

Teams of the elite force conducted raids in different areas of Rajshahi,
Chapainawabganj, Natore and Joypurhat districts and arrested 25 people for
their alleged involvement in drug trading or taking drugs.

Two of them were fined Taka 10,000 and regular cases were recorded against
three others.

The RAB sources said today the team also seized 1.74 kilograms of ganja,
210 bottles of phensidyl and 1.000 liters of local liquor and some other
drugs-taking instruments from their possessions.

Later, the arrested persons were produced before a mobile court. After
examining the evidences, the court sentenced 20 of them to jail.

Nure Alam, Assistant Superintendent of Police working at RAB, said
different courts sent more than 310 drug addicts to jail after found them
guilty during last 12 days.

Similar types of anti-drive operation will be conducted in the days ahead
for the greater interest of protecting the youths from the deadly drug-
addiction, he added.

BSS/AH/MSY/0931 hrs