Police arrested two alleged
drug peddlers along with 16 kilograms of
hemp from Shantiganj upazila in
Sunamganj district on Wednesday morning.
The arrested are Md Siddiqur Rahman, a resident of New Poinda village, and Anowar Hossain, 25, of Banipur village under Sunamganj Sadar upazila.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of police led by Aftabuzzaman Regan and Safiul Islam sub-inspectors of Shantiganj Police Station, conducted a raid on the Sunamganj-Sylhet highway and detained two motorcycle riders. Later, following their instruction, the team challenged a private car and recovered the hemp, however, the driver managed to flee the scene, said Khaled Chowdhury, officer-in-charge of the police station.
The arrested were sent to court after filling a case with the police station under Narcotics Control Act, the OC added.
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