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Vol. 5 Num 531 Thu. November 24, 2005  
   
National


Heroin worth Tk 3 cr seized


Benapole port police on Tuesday seized about 3 kilogram heroin worth about Tk. 2 crore 80 lakh from a private car.

Police hired the car to carry under-trial prisoners to Jessore. While preparing to board the car, its driver Abdul Alim fled away abandoning the vehicle.

On suspicion, Benapole Port Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Mostafa Kamal searched the car in presence of Sarsha Upazila Nirbahi Officer Bashir Ahmed, journalists and other security personnel and recovered heroin packed in 8 polythene bags.