Niamatpur (Naogaon) Correspondent:

Niamatpur Police Station has arrested three drug dealers along with 22 liters of brewed liquor in an anti-drug drive under the special instructions of Naogaon Superintendent of Police Mohammad Tariqul Islam.

They were arrested in a raid at a house in Satghara village of Paril Union No. 6 of the upazila around 7 pm today, Sunday (July 19).

The arrested are Ripon Parvez (25), son of the deceased Abdul Hamid of Talla Sarbjan village of the upazila, Md. Selim Reza (25), son of Md. Sohrab Pramanik of the same village, and Shri Sutesh (60), son of the deceased Shiva of Satghara village.

Police said that a special team of police led by the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Niamatpur Police Station conducted the drive under the direction of the Superintendent of Police with the continuous determination to make the district drug-free. Based on a tip-off, a search was conducted in a house in Satghara village and 22 liters of illegal liquor stored in a unique way were recovered. At that time, the three were arrested red-handed.

During the initial interrogation, the arrested accused confessed to the police that they had been illegally making, storing and trading liquor in the area for a long time.

Niamatpur police station said that the process of filing a case against the arrested drug dealers under the Narcotics Control Act is underway. The administration said that such a strict campaign by the district police against drugs will continue in the future.