Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in an anti-crime drive arrested an alleged top-listed drug peddler with 840 grams of heroin in Chapainawabganj on Saturday night. The arrested was identified as Zahurul Islam, 41, son of Saiful Islam of Char Alatali village under Sadar upazila in the same district, the RAB sources said Acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a raid on his residence around 4:30 am and nabbed him. The team recovered the contraband drugs after searching the house red-handed, said Commanding Officer of RAB-5 Lieutenant Colonel Munim Ferdous.
A case was recorded with Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station in this connection and the arrested person along with the seized goods was handed over to the police.