Chuadanga Correspondent :
Police have arrested a 60-year-old woman in Chuadanga on charges of peddling drugs. She was wanted in as many as 51 cases, cops said. The arrested woman has been identified as Shipra Begum,60, wife of late Babul Rahman, a resident of the district’s Bujrukgorgori area. She was picked up from the Buddhiman area on Wednesday.
Police said that Shipra used to smuggle various goods initially. Later she got into smuggling of drugs.
The first case for narcotics peddling was filed against her in 1991. As of today, 51 drug cases are pemding against her. She was also arrested a number of times before.
Officer-in-Charge of Chuadanga Police Station, Mohammad Mohsin said that Shipra’s arrest “is a big catch for us.”
“In four of the 51 cases, she was sentenced to different jail terms. Her family members were also drug dealers,” the OC said.
