2 alleged drug peddlers held with hemp in Naogaon

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RAJSHAHI, May 29, 2021 (BSS) – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), during an anti-crime drive, arrested two alleged drug peddlers with 100-kg ganja from Naogaon district on Friday night.

The arrested persons were identified as Abul Kalam, 29, son of late Idrish Mian hailed from Cumilla district, and Supath Rishi, 32, son of Komal Rishi of Naogaon district.

On a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a raid in Naohata crossing under Mohadevpur Upazila in Naogaon and arrested them after searching a pickup van at 10 pm, RAB sources said this morning.

The pickup was also seized.

A case was filed in this connection.

Later, the arrested persons along with the seized goods were handed over to police.