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Vol. 5 Num 731 Sun. June 18, 2006  
   
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5.5kg heroin seized in Rajshahi


Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) seized Tk 5 crore worth heroin weighing 5.5 kg from the river Padma at Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Friday night while a large cache of the contraband drug was being smuggled into the country.

Sources said that a special BDR team chased a gang of drug-traffickers by boat on the river Padma near Harishankar of Godagari to apprehend only a portion of a large consignment of heroin.

However, BDR could not catch any of the smugglers during this raid.

The seized drugs were handed over to the Department of Narcotics Control.