Two Get Five Years Jail in Ctg on Drug Case

A court on Monday sentenced two people to five years in jail on a drug case in Chattogram city, reports media.

Chattogram additional metropolitan sessions judge Shariful Alam Bhuyan handed down the verdict in the afternoon.

The convicts are Mohammad Nurul Gani, a resident of Aturar Depo area under Panchlaish police station in the city and Saiful Islam, a resident of South Harinkhain village under Patiya Upazila in Chattogram district.

The court also fined Tk 5,000, in default, they will have to suffer six months more in jail.

Court bench assistant Omar Fouad confirmed the matter.

On January 17 in 2015, the duo were arrested from Aturar Depo area along with 250 Yaba pills.

Later, a case was filed against them under the Narcotics Control Act with Panchlaish Police Station.