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Joint forces arrested two individuals and seized a huge amount of rectified spirit from Pirganj upazila of Rangpur district on Thursday afternoon.
The arrested are Shree Sukanta Chandra Barman, 34 and Md Rakib Hossain, 22, both are residents of Hariram Sahapur village under Pirganj upazila.
Acting on a tip-off, members of the Bangladesh Army and Police raided a warehouse, recovered huge quantity of illegal rectified spirit stored there and arrested the duo from Jamtola area.
They also seized 1079 bottles of rectified spirit from their possessions.
Pirganj Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Md Shafiqul Islam confirmed the incident.
“Legal action has been taken against the arrested people after filing a case against them under the Narcotics Control Act, 2018 at Pirganj Police Station,” added the OC.
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