JS-05 20,767 drug peddlers arrested and produced in the court from May 18: PM

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20,767 drug peddlers arrested and produced in the court from May 18: PM

SANGSAD BHABAN, July 11, 2018 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said members of law enforcement agencies arrested 20,767 drug peddlers and produced them into the court from May 18, 2018 till now.

“The ongoing anti-drug campaign seized huge amount of illegal drugs, arms, ammunition and recovered and seized transports used for drug transportation,” she said this, while replying to a question from AM Awal in the Jatiya Sangsad.

Sheikh Hasina said the law enforcers filed 15,333 cases related to illegal drugs and handed 20,767 accused over to court after arresting them in this regard.

She informed the House as part of the anti-drug campaign mobile courts also gave punishment to 1,289 drug related accused in different terms.

Meanwhile, intelligence surveillance has been continued over suspected persons’ movement who are accused to involve in militant/terrorist/anarchy/destructive activities, the Prime Minister said.

She said the Counter Terrorism and Trans-national Crime is conducting regular drive through collecting information about militants and terrorists.

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