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RAB-HEROIN-RECOVERY (with picture)
Man held with 1.1-kg heroin in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, July 15, 2020 (BSS) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in an anti-crime drive, arrested an alleged drug peddler with 1.1 kilograms of heroin here last night.
RAB sources said the arrested person was identified as Akbar Ali, 43, son of late Abul Kashem of Meherchandi area under Chandrima Police Station in the city.
On a tip-off, a team of RAB conducted a raid in Umarpur area under Shahmukhdum Police Station in the city and arrested the person with the huge contraband items around 9.30 pm.
In separate drives, the RAB members arrested two other drug-peddlers with 3.1 kilograms of ganja from Charghat and Puthiya Upazilas in the district last night.
The arrested persons were identified as Mijanur Rahman, 35, son of Ziarul Haque and Abdus Sattar, 30, son of Nijam Uddin.
Three separate cases were recorded with the respective police stations in these connections and the arrested persons with the seized contraband goods were handed over to police.
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