Members of Rapid Action Battalion, in two separate anti-crime drives, arrested two alleged drug peddlers with 500 grams of heroin and 496 bottles of wine here last night.
According to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) sources, the arrested were identified as Nazmul Hossain, 23, son of Asadul Hossain and Muhammad Jony, 25, son of Jahangir Hossain.
A team of the elite force, being informed, conducted a raid in Dharbandha area under Charghat upazila around 11:15pm and arrested Nazmul red-handed with 500 grams of heroin, RAB sources said this morning.
In another drive, a separate team of the elite force arrested Asadul Hossain with 496 bottles of foreign wine after conducting a raid in the city-hat bypass area under Rajpara Police Station in Rajshahi city around 9:15pm.
The arrested persons along with the seized contraband goods were handed over to the police and two separate cases were recorded with the concerned police stations in these connections.
