Sherpur UP member lands in jail in narcotics case

Sherpur UP member lands in jail in narcotics case

Sherpur, May 30 - A court here on Wednesday sent a Union Parishad member to jail in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act for processing yaba pills.

The accused was identified as Alam Mia, 34. He is the incumbent UP member of Ward No. 5 of Khariakazir Char Union Parishad of Srivardi Upazila and son of Araj Ali of North Langarpara village.

Acting on a tip-off, detectives arrested Alam from Sherpur town's Uttar Gouripur Khowarpar area on Tuesday evening with 50 pieces of yaba pills, said Md Abul Kalam Azad, inspector of the Detective Branch (DB) of police in Sherpur.

After a case was filed in this connection, he was sent to jail by the court on Wednesday noon, added the OC.

"DB's anti-narcotics operation would continue,"  informed the DB inspector.-UNB