217 bottles of foreign liquor seized in Bakshiganj; 5 arrested

In Bakshiganj, Jamalpur, the District Detective Branch (DB-1) of the police recovered 217 bottles of Indian liquor and a motorcycle, and arrested five individuals, including a leader of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD).

On Sunday afternoon (October 25), they were sent to jail custody by the court. The arrested individuals are: Aman Ullah Aman Uday, 27, General Secretary of the Dhanua Kamalpur Union unit of the JCD; Sujat Mia, 37, and Md. Sifat, 20, from the Vaishnabpara area; Furkan Hossain, 19, from the Janakipur Mridhapara area; and Rubel Mia, 27, from the Dorgarchala area of Joydebpur, Gazipur.

According to the police, acting on a tip-off, the Detective Branch conducted a raid in the Vaishnabpara area around 8:30 PM on Saturday. Four individuals were arrested at the scene, and based on information provided by them, a fifth person was subsequently arrested in the Lauchapara area.

During the operation, 217 bottles of Indian liquor of various brands, including Ice Vodka, Royal Stag, AC Black, McDowell’s, and Iconic White, were seized. The estimated value of the recovered liquor is Tk. 673,000. Additionally, a Suzuki Gixxer 150cc motorcycle, allegedly used for smuggling, was confiscated.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Detective Branch, Shahinur Alam Talukdar, stated that during initial questioning, the arrested individuals admitted to smuggling Indian liquor from the border region and selling it, both wholesale and retail, across various districts in the country. A case has been filed against them at the Bakshiganj Police Station under the Special Powers Act, and they have since been produced before the court.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Farhana Yasmin stated that operations will continue to curb the influx of narcotics across the border and to bring the entire syndicate involved in these activities to justice.

-    ZJ/NS