BSS, Rajshahi :
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in two separate anti-crime operations, arrested two alleged drug peddlers with 367.5 liters of wine and 220 grams of heroin from two separate places in the district last night, RAB sources said here today.
The arrested persons were identified as Milon Gazi, 34, son of Abul Hossain and Rotan Ali, 21, son of late Jamshed Ali.
On a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a raid in Dasmary area under Motiher Police Station in Rajshahi city around 8.30 pm and arrested Milon Gazi with 367.5 liters of country-made wine red-handed.
Another RAB team arrested Rotan Ali with 220 grams of heroin after conducting a raid at Matikata area under Godagari Upazila around 9.45 pm.
Later, the arrested persons along with the seized contraband goods were handed over to police.
Two separate cases were filed with the respective police stations in these connections.
