A court in Sirajganj has sentenced a man to life imprisonment in connection with a narcotics case filed under the Narcotics Control Act at Salanga Police Station.
The convict was also fined Tk 10,000, in default of which he will have to serve an additional two months of simple imprisonment.
Judge Laila Sharmin of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-1 handed down the verdict on Wednesday (November 4).
The convict Bakul Mia, 29, son of Md. Montaz of Krishnapur Moricha village under Ghoraghat Police Station in Dinajpur district, was absconding at the time of the verdict announcement.
Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Shamsuzzoha Shahanshah of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-1 confirmed the matter.
According to case records, law enforcement personnel conducted an anti-narcotics drive by setting up a temporary checkpost on the Dhaka Highway in the Hatikumrul Bus Stand area under Salanga Police Station at around 12:30 AM on April 1, 2019.
During the operation, officers intercepted and searched a Narayanganj-bound Shyamoli Paribahan bus (Dhaka Metro-B-11-5130) coming from Dinajpur.
Upon searching the school bag carried by passenger Bakul Mia, law enforcers recovered 44 bottles of contraband Phensedyl.
A case was subsequently filed against him under the Narcotics Control Act at Solonga Police Station. Following a trial process and the examination of evidence, the court found the accused guilty and delivered the sentence.