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2 drug traders nabbed with 20 liters wine

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Bagerhat Correspondent :

Two drug traders named Farid Hossain Zahid (45) and his close associate and a drug trader Ilias Hossain Rana (44) from Mongla Port town along with 20 liters home-made wine at Thursday night, according to a report received here.
KM Azizul Islam, Officer-in-charge of Mongla PS admitted the fact and told, acting on secret information a police squad led by SI Nur-e-Alam raided Jetty No.02 Pakaghat area at the night of Thursday (July 11) and arrested drug trader Zahid from his den of drunkards and his associate and an identified drug trader Ilias Hossain Rana and seized 20 liters wine.
On the following day (Friday) after lodging a case with the PS under Anti Narcotic Act against them they were sent to jail hajat through the court at Bagerhat.

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