The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Rajshahi

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested seven alleged criminals and seized phensidyl, ganja and smuggled goods from various areas in the four northern districts during the last 24 hours ending Thursday noon, RAB sources here said.

On a tip-off, a team of the elite force raided the old hospital area in Joypurhat district and arrested Sarwar Hossain, 24, Halim Al Razi, 26, Mostofa, 26, and Momin, 28, with huge smuggled cosmetics worth about Taka 40.03 lakh after searching a truck.

In another operation at Bizul village under Birampur upazila of Dinajpur district, another RAB team seized 76 pieces of smuggled sharis in an abandoned condition.

The RAB members also seized 125 Moxacil injections along with same quantity of distilled water during a raid from the bypass area in Rajshahi city. However, none could be arrested.

They also seized contraband items, including 396 bottles of phensidyl and one kilogram of ganja, during separate drives at various places in Joypurhat and Naogaon districts, and picked up Abdul Momin, 28, Anisur Rahman, 30, and Kali Charan Paul, 52.

The arrested and the seized goods were handed over to concerned police stations.