499 tortoises seized in Magura
Police seized 499 pieces of tortoises and 36 kilogrammes of hemp in Salikha upazila of Magura this morning.
The law enforcers also detained Rafiqul Islam, 35, a resident of Harinathpur village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore, in this connection, reports our Jhenidah correspondent.
A police team led by Biplob Kumar Nath, officer-in-charge of Salikha Police Station, intercepted a private car carrying Rafiqul at Singa Bazar and seized the tortoise and hemp after searching the vehicle, the OC said.
Rafiqul was going to Dhaka from Jessore, police said.
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