NARSINGDI, Dec 27, 2025 (BSS) - Police arrested two drug peddlers along with huge quantity of Indian-made Phensedyl syrup and seized a pickup van from Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi on Saturday.

Md. Abul Qayes Akanda Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Narsingdi District DB confirmed the information on Saturday afternoon.

The arrestees were identified as - Borhan Uddin (22), son of Sharif Uddin of Nayamati village under Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district, and Sahid Ahmed (25), son of Haji Anisul Haque of Ramprasad village under Jaintapur upazila of the same district.

According to DB police, acting on a tip-off, a team led by Sub-Inspector (SI) Mobarak Hossain, along with Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Dipak Kumar and other members of the force, conducted a drive in Shashpur area on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Shibpur upazila around 11:30 am on Saturday.

During the operation, the team intercepted a Dhaka-bound pickup van and searched it. They recovered 70 bottles of Indian-made Phensedyl syrup concealed inside the vehicle. The pickup van used for transporting the drugs was also seized.

The two drug peddlers were arrested from the spot.

OC Md Abul Qayes Akand said the district DB police have been conducting regular drives to prevent theft, robbery and snatching, recover illegal arms and drugs, arrest criminals and maintain law and order in the society. He added that such anti-drug operations would continue.

He also informed that legal proceedings were underway to file a case under the Narcotics Control Act with Shibpur Police Station in this connection.