Two drug traders get life in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 03 (BSS): A Chattogram court has sentenced life term imprisonment to two drug traders in 2020.

The court of Chattogram 4th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Shariful Alam Bhuiyan awarded the verdict on Thursday.

The convicts are Md Refat (20) and Shahida Begum (42). Both are hailed from Chokoria upazila of Cox's Bazar district.

According to the prosecution, acting on a tip-off, a team of Directorate of Narcotics Control (NCD), Doublemooring Circle detained the drug traders Rifat and Shahida Begum with 20 thousand contraband Yaba tablets from Rangadia CUFL No. 15 Ghat Road under Karnaphuli Police Station in the city on November 20, 2020.

On same day, NCD inspector Lokashish Chakma filed a case with Karnaphuli thana against the alleged drug trader.

Police submitted the charge sheet before the court on December 1 in 2021 while the court framed Charges against him on July Dec 1, 2022.

The court announced the verdict in presence of convicted Shahida Begum.