Two sentenced to prison for drug abuse in Noakhali Sadar
Noakhali Correspondent
A mobile court in Noakhali Sadar Upazila sentenced two men to three days of simple imprisonment and fined them Tk 50 each for consuming cannabis and disturbing public peace.
The anti-drug task force drive was conducted on Wednesday morning in the Dotterhat Water Tank and Sonapur Bus Stand areas under the leadership of Assistant Commissioner and Executive Magistrate S. M. Jahida Akter Mousumi, with active participation from the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC).
The convicted individuals were identified as Md. Tuhin, 45, son of the late Mahtab Sheikh from the Dema area of Sadar upazila, and Md. Rubel Mia, 28, son of the late Hanif Mia from Rampur area of Nasirnagar Upazila in Brahmanbaria.
According to mobile court sources, the individuals were caught consuming cannabis at the scene during the raid and disrupting public order, prompting the magistrate to summarily issue the sentence.
Subrata Sarkar Shuvo, Deputy Director of the Noakhali District DNC, confirmed the matter and stated that such anti-drug operations will continue to maintain law and order.
