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CONVICTION-DRUG PEDDLERS
21 drug peddlers jailed in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, July 14, 2018 (BSS)- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have
arrested 27 more people here while 21 of them were sentenced to different
terms of jail each by mobile courts on charge of taking drugs and drug
trading.
The elite force conducted drives in different areas of Natore,
Chapainawabganj and Joypurhat districts on Friday and arrested 27 people for
their alleged involvement in drug trading or taking drugs.
The RAB officials said they also seized 237 yaba tablets, 1.430 kilogrammes
of ganja, 62 pieces of drug injection, 900 liters of country-made liquor and
some other drugs-taking instruments from their possession.
Later, the arrested were produced before three separate mobile courts.
After examining the evidences, Executive Magistrates Saiful Islam, Abdul
Waresh Ansary and Rajibul Alam sentenced 21 of them to jail. Regular cases
were filed against five detainees. Another arrested was fined Taka 5,000.
Saiful Islam, assistant superintendent of police working with RAB, said
different courts sent more than 435 drug addicts to jail during the last 17
days.
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