One held with phensidyl
Sunday, 17 April 2011
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested one drug peddler and seized 1,222 bottles of phensidyl during a raid at Chasra area in Jessore town Thursday. The arrested person was identified as Mizanur Rahman (30). RAB also seized a private car, which was being used for carrying phensidyl to Jessore and other areas from Benapole. Acting on a secret information RAB conducted the raid at the area. RAB also seized a private car and arrested one drug peddler along with the phensidyl. A case was filed with the police in this connection. - BSS
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Five gamblers jailed
A mobile court sentenced five gamblers and drug addicts to various jail terms in Kawnia Upazila in Rangpur Friday. The court led by Executive Magistrate and UNO of Kawnia Upazila Mohammad Anwar Hossain announced the verdicts after hearing of separate cases. The court sentenced Shaheen Alam (36) of village Rajib in Kawnia Upazila to five-month jail for taking drugs. Besides, the court sentenced gamblers Fulu Miah, Rafikul Islam, and Mofazzal Hossain to 20-days jail and Alam to seven-day jail for gambling. - BSS