Police, in separate drives, have detained eight people along with Phensedyl syrup and liquor in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat.
A team of police conducted a drive in West Ramchandrapur village on Monday evening and detained Dildar Rahman, 30, Altaf Hossain, 32, Munna Hossain, 21, and Mithu Sheikh, 30, with 270 bottles of Phensedyl syrup and one kg hemp.
Meanwhile, police detained Manik Saren, 18, Gayen Saren, 45, Johan Mardi, 21, and Rubel Hossain, 20, from Bishnapur village in the district town and Atpara village in Panchbibi upazila around 2:30 am on Tuesday along with 200 bottles Phensedyl syrup and 40 litres of liquor.
Two drug cases were filed with the respective police stations, said Panchbibi Police Station sub-inspector Shamidullah.