8 including foreigners held for drug dealing
Police on Tuesday night arrested eight people, including two foreigners, in a drive at Panchaboti area of Rajshahi city on charges of buying and selling drugs.
Of the arrestees, three could be identified. They are Azad, Rony and Shampa. All of them are alleged drug dealers, said police. The identity of the foreigners could not be known yet.
A team of police conducted the drive in the area around 9:30pm and arrested them while they were selling and purchasing drugs in the open, said Nibaran Chandra Barman, officer-in-charge of Boalia Model Police Station.
Targeting New Year’s Eve, a gang of drug traders were active in the city selling different kinds of drugs such as yaba and hemp, said police.
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