Three held with yaba, cannabis in Narail

Three youths have been detained with 69 yaba tablets and 20 grams of cannabis in an anti-drug drive in Narail Sadar upazila.

Of them, two were sentenced to different terms of imprisonment and fined by a mobile court, while a regular drug case was filed against the third.

The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) disclosed the information at a press briefing around 9:30pm on Wednesday. The arrests were made during a drive in the Bhadulidanga area of the upazila in the afternoon.

The detainees were identified as Kamrul Hasan Shimul, 32, son of Md Hafizur Rahman; Mahidul Islam, 35, son of Md Nur Jalal, both from Bhowakhali village; and Md Jasim Molla, 35, son of Abdul Sattar Molla of Mohishkhola village.

According to the DNC, acting on a tip-off, an operational team raided a rented house belonging to former chairman Sorhab in the Bhadulidanga area under Pani Pump No. 3 and detained the three.

During the operation, 20 grams of cannabis were recovered from Kamrul Hasan Shimul, four yaba tablets from Mahidul Islam and 65 yaba tablets from Jasim Molla.

Following the operation, DNC Inspector Abdul Mannan filed a prosecution report before the mobile court.

Executive Magistrate Md Rubel Sheikh subsequently sentenced Kamrul Hasan Shimul to 45 days of imprisonment and fined him Tk 500. Mahidul Islam was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined Tk 13,000.

Meanwhile, Inspector Abdul Mannan filed a regular drug case with Narail Sadar Police Station against Jasim Molla over the recovery of 65 yaba tablets.