District Detective Branch (DB-1) police have seized 217 bottles of Indian liquor and a motorcycle during a raid in Bakshiganj upazila of Jamalpur, arresting five people, including the general secretary of Dhanua Kamalpur Union Chhatra Dal.
The raid was conducted on Saturday night in the Baishnabpara area of Dhanua Kamalpur Union. Police estimated the market value of the seized liquor at Tk 673,000.
According to police sources, four people were initially arrested during a raid on the house of Sujat Mia in Baishnabpara village. Based on information provided by them, another person was later arrested from the Lauchapra area of the upazila.
Police seized 217 bottles of liquor of different Indian brands along with a 150cc Suzuki motorcycle during the operation.
The arrested individuals are Aman Ullah Aman Uday, 27, general secretary of Dhanua Kamalpur Union Chhatra Dal; Sujat Mia, 37, and Md Sifat, 20, of Baishnabpara village; Md Rubel Mia, 27, of Gazipur; and Md Furkan Hossain, 19, of Mirdhapara village in Nilakhia, Bakshiganj.
The five accused were produced before a Jamalpur court on Sunday afternoon, and the court ordered them to be sent to jail.
Jamalpur Superintendent of Police Farhana Yasmin said the district police were committed to building a drug-free society and would not spare anyone involved in drug trafficking, regardless of their influence.
She added that police operations would continue to prevent drugs from entering through the border and bring the entire network involved in the trade to justice.
