Sylhet, Nov 2 (UNB) – The Detective Branch of police on Saturday seized Indian cigarette and Nasir Bidi from Chiknagul on Sylhet-Tamabil highway in Jaintapur upazila and arrested a youth.
The arrestee was identified as Jalal Uddin, 30, son of Musa Mia of Lasha Shyampur in Jaintapur.
Acting on a tip-off, DB set up a check-post at Chiknagul Thakurermati village on the highway. At one stage, they seized a truck containing Indian cigarette and Nasir Bidi and detained its driver Jalal.
Md Aminul Islam, additional police super of Sylhet, said there were 10 cartons of banned Nasir Bidi, 10 cartons of Peacock cigarette and 15 cartons of Jet cigarette in the truck.