63 people held in Satkhira

Police arrested 63 people from different parts of the district in a special drive from Thursday evening to Friday morning.

Sub-inspector Azam Khan of the Special Branch of Satkhira district police said they conducted the drive and arrested them on various charges.

The arrestees are wanted in various cases, including planning sabotage and drug peddling filed with different police stations of the district, he said.

Among them, 19 were arrested from Sadar thana, four each from Kalaroa and Tala, five from Kaliganj, 15 from Shyamnagar, seven from Ashashuni, six from Debhata and three from Patkelghata thana.

Police also recovered 40 bottles of phensidyl, 91 pieces of Yaba tablets and some drugs during the drive.

Source: unb