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Twelve people have been arrested in various cases, along with 48 yaba tablets, in a special police drive in Sonargaon, Narayanganj. They were arrested in separate drives conducted in the police station area on Wednesday (30 September).
Sonargaon Police Station said those arrested include two people with 48 yaba tablets in a narcotics case, one in an anti-terrorism case, seven as drug users, one with a warrant against him and one under section 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The two arrested in the narcotics case are Mohiuddin, 27, son of Mohammad Hossain of Kashipur village in Sonargaon, and Faruk, 42, son of the late Mohammad Ali of Kolabari village in Bandar. Police said Swapan, 39, arrested in the anti-terrorism case, is a member of the Sonargaon upazila Jubo League. He is a resident of the Protaperchar area.
Besides, those arrested as drug users are Jamal Hossain, 25, Md Mujbar, 60, Md Tarek Mia, 24, Md Ismail, 30, Sakib Hasan, 22, Md Sumon, 27, and Md Atik Hasan, 20.
Md Monir Hossain, 50, has been arrested under section 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and Md Akter Hossain, who had a court warrant against him, has also been arrested. Police said the accused with the warrant was later sent to court.
The drive was conducted under the leadership of Sonargaon Police Station OC Mohammad Abdul Barik, PPM. Police said the special drive was carried out in the police station area on the instruction of Narayanganj District Superintendent of Police Md Habibur Rahman.
