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19 June, 2013 Wednesday

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Combing drive against drugs peddlers

. Chittagong Bureau
A joint drive led by Police and  Narcotics Control department conducted raid in Hazari lane, Jail road near central jail areas on Monday night last against the drug peddlers and traffickers.

 Kotwali thana police in their scheduled drive apprehended drug king Tapan Achariya, and Azim  from Hazari lane area.

Kotwali police sources said  Tapan and his accomplice were chased by the patrol police as such they fled away leaving  behind 100 bottle phensidyl on Monday night . Later Tapan was rounded up from Hazari lane.

Acting on secret information , police conducted raid in these areas. A reliable police sources said  a syndicated was build up in Hazari lane in cooperation of  three socalled journalists, drug king Tapan, Azim, Dail Karim and Didar for alleged trafficking of drugs in city areas. Narcotics control officer Tapan Kanti Sharma told this reporter that they will conduct soon to apprehend these syndicate members very shortly, sources said.