The New Nation - Internet Edition

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5, in different anti-crimes drives, captured three alleged criminals including a drug-peddler and seized 51 bottles of phensidyl from different areas here on Tuesday, RAB sources said.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force arrested Ariful Islam Samrat, 27, son of Shah Muhammad of Haragram Notunpara area under Rajpara thana in the city, with 36 bottles of phensidyl during a raid at Noboganga area under the same thana.

In another operation conducted at Baliapukur area under the same police station, another RAB team seized another 15 bottles of the drug in an abandoned state.

The RAB forces arrested two absconding accused of criminal cases identified as Babu Hossain alias Babu, 40, son of Abul Hossain and Zahidul Islam alias Iqbal, 35, son of late Abdul Quddus from their SK Bazar area under Ghoraghat Upazila of Dinajpur district.

The arrested and the seized drugs items were handed over to concerned police station.