NCP activist sent to jail in drug abuse case in Gaibandha

A court in Gaibandha sent to jail a local leader of NCP on Monday noon, after police detained him with yaba tablets.

Shakil Mia alias Shakil Khan, 26, is the assistant organising secretary of NCP’s Sundarganj upazila unit, confirmed Md Selim Reza, in-charge of the Kanchibari Police Investigation Centre under the Sundarganj Police Station.

Shakil hails from the Paschim Sicha village, also known as Hajipara village, in Chandipur union of the upazila.

Ashanur Rahman, member secretary at NCP’s Sundarganj upazila unit, expressed regret over Shakil’s arrest, saying party disciplinary measures are underway against him.

Around 1am on Monday, acting on a tip-off, policemen conducted an anti-drug trafficking drive at Dharmapur Bazar under Sreepur union of Sundarganj.

They tracked down a drug trading activity near a filling station in the bazar area.

Sensing police presence, Shakil tried to flee the scene, but police managed to catch up with him. While searching Shakil, police found eight pieces of tablet inside a pocket of his pant.

Afterwards, Sundarganj Police Station Sub-Inspector Md Nowsher Ali filed a lawsuit against him and others under the narcotics control act.