A tribunal has sentenced Anik, a Bangladeshi expatriate identified by a single name who was living in Saudi Arabia, to life in prison after being caught at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with 15,000 pieces of banned narcotic yaba. Judge Anurav Chakrabarty of the Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 delivered the verdict on Monday. In addition to the prison sentence, Anik was also fined Tk 500,000. Another suspect in the case - Anik’s cousin, Masud aka Rubel - was acquitted as the charges against him were not proven. A total of 15,050 yaba tablets were recovered during a search of his bag.

Source: bd News24 January 06, 2025 11:11 UTC