Police in Durgapur, Netrokona, detained a 22-year-old man named Hridoy after recovering 480 bottles of Phensedyl allegedly concealed using a special method inside a battery-operated auto-rickshaw. The operation was conducted on Wednesday in the Shimultali area of Noapara Union in Durgapur upazila. Police estimated the seized drugs’ market value at Tk 19.2 lakh.

Hridoy is the son of Abul Mia of the Markas Mor area in Durgapur town, police said. A team led by Sub-Inspector Md Mohibur Rahman was returning to the police station after duty at the Jhanjail night checkpoint when officers noticed a person with an auto-rickshaw in suspicious circumstances at Shimultali.

Police said Hridoy attempted to flee with the auto-rickshaw after seeing officers. He was later detained, and officers searched the vehicle in the presence of local residents, recovering the bottles. Police calculated the value at about Tk 4,000 per bottle. Netrokona district police spokesperson Additional Superintendent of Police Hafizul Islam confirmed that legal action was being taken against the detainee.