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103 druggies held at Suhrawardy Udyan

Wed Aug 29, 2018 09:58 PM
Last update on: Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:02 PM

78 jailed, others released

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Wed Aug 29, 2018 09:58 PM Last update on: Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:02 PM

In a drive on August 29, 2018, lawmen detain 103 drug peddlers and addicts from Suhrawadi Udyan of Dhaka. Photo: Collected

In a drive today, lawmen detained 103 drug peddlers and addicts from Suhrawadi Udyan of Dhaka.

Acting on a tip off, a team of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) accompanied by an executive magistrate raided Suhrawardy Udyan and made the detentions around 3:30pm.

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Sarwar Alam, executive magistrate of Rab-3, told The Daily Star that 78 among them were jailed for various terms at the spot and the others released on mercy.