A court in Jashore has sentenced a drug dealer, Ashikur Rahman alias Babu, 26, to life imprisonment with hard labour for possessing 300 grams of heroin. He was also fined Tk 5,000, with one more month of simple imprisonment if he does not pay.
Judge Shahinur Rahman of the Sixth Additional District and Sessions Judge’s Court in Jashore delivered the verdict on Thursday, 5 November. The accused was in court when it was read out.
According to the case statement, a team from the Chanchra police outpost raided the area in front of Bhai Bhai Store at Chanchra Dalmill in Jashore town at about 10:30am on 7 September 2017. Ashikur Rahman alias Babu tried to flee when he noticed the police and was detained. A body search found 300 grams of heroin in a white polythene bag wrapped in red tape at the back of the lungi he was wearing. The heroin was valued at about Tk 2 lakh at the time.
Sub-inspector Syed Bayezid filed a case under the Narcotics Control Act at Kotwali Model police station. After lengthy testimony the charge against Babu was proved, and the judge sentenced him to life with hard labour.
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