Sylhet, March 24 -- Police arrested nine youths along with illegal Indian goods worth around Tk 2.70 lac in Sylhet.

The arrests were made during a drive conducted by Shahporan (RA) Police Station on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway in the Bateshwar area on Monday night.

Sub-Inspector SM Jamal Uddin, along with a team of police, set up a checkpoint in front of Jalalabad Cantonment Board School around 9pm and detained the suspects with the contraband items.

The arrestees were identified as Badal Mia, 35; Billal, 26; Ilias, 60; Rifat Hossain, 20; Iqbal Hossain, 40; Sakidul Islam Kajen, 35; Riyad Mia, 26; Tawsifuzzaman Mahin, 19; and another Rifat, 26. They are residents of different areas in Narsingdi and Narayanganj districts.

Police said the...