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Drug peddler gets life
A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for possessing contraband phensidyl syrup. The convict was identified as Babul, son of late Mofizuddin of Shyampur village in Damurhuda upazila. According to the prosecution, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested Babul and Alim along with eight liters of phensidyl from Darshana border area on May 31, 2003. A case was filed against them under Narcotics Control Act on the same day. Later, after investigation police submitted charge sheet on June 15, the same year. After examining the records and witnesses, Judge of Additional Sessions Judge Court-2 Abdur Rahman Sardar handed down the verdict and acquitting Alim.
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