United News of Bangladesh

Members of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) seized 24 Kgs of hemp and arrested two alleged drug traders during a raid in Jhenaidah on Wednesday afternoon. The raid was conducted at Kalalaxmipur area of Sadar upazila targeting a Purbaasha Paribahan vehicle. The arrestees were Abul Kalam Azad, son of Lal Mia of Sundarpur village in Kaliganj upazila, and Hossain Monir, son of Shariful Biswas of Garabaria village in Maheshpur upazila. Deputy Director of DNC Jhenaidah Sheikh Md Hasem Ali said tipped-off, a total of 44 packets containing 24kg hemp were recovered. A case has been filed under the Narcotics Control Act with the police station concerned, The arrestees were sent to court after initial interrogation while the seized drugs handed over to the police station, officials added.