Netrakona:The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) apprehended an alleged drug trader with 492 bottles of banned Indian Phensidyl, valued at approximately Tk 20.78 lakh, in Tarakanda upazila of the district today.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, a DNC team, acting on a tip-off and led by Nazmul Haque, the assistant director of the DNC's Netrakona district office, conducted a search of a vehicle near Paschim Taldighi village in the morning. The operation resulted in the arrest of a 33-year-old individual named Al-Amin, who was found in possession of the contraband drugs.
The DNC team also confiscated a mini pickup van, which was allegedly used for transporting the drugs, along with a mobile phone.