A Narail court Tuesday day sentenced two persons to life-term imprisonment in a drug case filed in 2012.
Narail Additional District and Sessions Court-2 Judge Mohammad Saiful Alam pronounced the verdict this afternoon in absence of the accused.
The convicts were Saddam Dalal, 33, and Rana Hossain, 29, residents of Hajipur village under Satkhira Sadar upazila.
The court Additional Public Prosecutor Advocate Mohammad Alamgir Siddiqui confirmed it.
According to the prosecution, on May 9, 2012 around 10:30am, police recovered 40 bottles of Phensedyl from the bag of Saddam and 30 bottles of Phensedyl from the bag of Rana during a drive in United College area of the upazila and arrested them.
A case was filed under the Narcotics Control Act with Narail Sadar Police Station in this regard.
Later, police filed a charge-sheet in the court accusing them.
After examining the witnesses and other relevant evidence, the court handed down the punishment.
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