RAB arrests 2 drug peddlers with heroin in Rajshahi

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in an anti-crime drive arrested two alleged top-listed drug peddlers with 1.2 kilograms of heroin in the district last midnight.

The arrested was identified as Muhammad Sakib, 24, son of late Ziaul Haque Kalu and Abul Hayat, 22, son of Rezaul Karim, both of Harupur Baganpara village under Kasiadanga police station in the metropolis, the RAB sources said this noon.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a raid in a Rajshahi-bound truck from Chapainawabganj at Kasiadanga Railway crossing area around 00:30 am and nabbed them. The team recovered the contraband heroin from their possessions, said Commanding Officer of RAB-5 Lt Col Reaz Shahrier.

A case was recorded with Kasiadanga Police Station in this connection and the arrested person along with the seized goods was handed over to the police. (BSS)