Cop, 4 others arrested with phensedyl

Five people, including a police constable, with 12 bottles of phensedyl in Habiganj Sadar Upazila on Wednesday night.

Constable Mustafiz Billah, of Sunamganj, was posted at the Habiganj District Police Lines.

The four others are suspected drug dealers Mukhleshur Rahman, Salman Miya, Shamsul Haque, and Nurul Haque, They are all from Baniachong upazila.

Habiganj Police Station Sub-Inspector Mominul Islam said, "Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a drive and arrested five people with 12 bottles of phensedyl. One of them is a police constable."

"They were sent to jail via a court order in a narcotics case filed against them yesterday," he added.