RAJSHAHI, Jan 8, 2022 (BSS)- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), during an anti-
smuggling drive, arrested two alleged drug-peddlers with 188 bottles of
phensidyl from a bordering area in the district last midnight, BGB sources
here said this noon.

  The arrested persons were identified as Noyan Sheikh, 35, son of Jamu
Sheikh of Char Khidirpur area, and Ratan Sheikh, 32, son of Jamshed Ali of
Shayampur area, both under Matiher Police Station in the city.

  On a tip-off, a team for the paramilitary force conducted a sudden raid in
Lotabona riverine area under Paba upazila and seized a mechanized boat around
12.30 am.

  The operation team recovered 188 bottles of phensidyl after searching the
boat and nabbed the two drug-peddlers.

  1BGB Battalion Commanding Officer Lt Col Sabbir Ahmed said the detained
persons were involved in drug trafficking and trading for long.