Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested three alleged drug peddlers with 1,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Namosankerbati Dakhin Charagram under Chapainawabganj municipality Monday evening, reports BSS.
The arrested persons were identified as Md. Iqbal Hossain, 40, son of late Bablu of Bhangra village under Belepukur Thana, Rana Hamid, 42, son of late Abdul Hamid of Kajla and Moklesur Rahman Mamun, 35, son of Md Montaj Ali of Katakhali Mirkamari, all under Rajshahi district.
DB Inspector Mahbubur Rahman said, acting on secret information, a team of DB raided the aforesaid area around 6:05 pm and arrested them with the Yaba tablets. Later, the arrested persons were sent to jail with a case on Tuesday, he added.