Patuakhali, June 28 (V7N)- Members of the Kalapara Narcotics Control Department arrested three youths along with 26,880 cans of banned Chinese beer. The contraband was seized from a covered van at the Patuakhali toll plaza early Friday morning. The arrested individuals are Basirul Islam (28), Mehedi Hasan Rabbi (23), and Rubel Munshi (27). Each can contained 330 ml of beer, totaling 8,870 liters. The illegal market value of the seized beer is estimated to be 21,504,000 BDT.
 
Basirul Islam is from Dinajpur, Mehedi Hasan Rabbi is from Kalapara, and Rubel Munshi is from the Kaunia area of Barisal.
 
Enayet Hossain, Assistant Director of the Patuakhali Narcotics Control Department, stated that the contraband was seized based on secret information. It is believed that the drugs were transported from China via the Pyra port to Kalapara and were en route to Dhaka when intercepted. This is the largest seizure of illegal beer in the Barisal division since independence, according to the official.
 
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