Dinajpur: Police arrested a woman with 4,640 tapentadol tablets during an anti-drug operation in Birganj upazila of the district early this morning. The arrested woman was identified as Jui Akter, 25, wife of Md Mamun Islam, a resident of Dala village under Sator union of the upazila.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, on a tip-off, a police team conducted a drive at the village and arrested Jui with the tablets from her house, said Birganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Inspector Md Saiful Islam. Police reported that Mamun Islam fled the scene after sensing the raid. He allegedly has several drug-related cases filed against him at different police stations and is known locally as a suspected drug dealer.
Police have filed a case under the Narcotics Control Act against Jui Akter and fugitive Mamun with Birganj Police Station.