RAB detains 3 drug traders with arms

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested three accomplices of a drug dealer along with illegal arms, yaba tablets and Phensidyl syrup from Chilatilla hilly area under Rangunia upazila of the district on Wednesday.

The arrestees were identified as Shakil Hossain 27, Mohammad Faruk, 22 and  Mohammad Arif, 22 who are the accomplices of drug dealer Azizul Haque Shamim alias Allen Shamim of the area.

Senior Assistant Director of RAB-7, Md. Nurul Absar said having information, a RAB-7 team conducted a drive at Chilatilla hilly area under Rangunia upazila of the district and recovered the arms, yaba tablets and Phensidyl syrup.

The RAB team recovered three country-made firearms, 44 bottles of phensidyl syrup, 180 pieces of yaba tablets, 10 KGs of ganja and three Close Circuit cameras used for the security of drug dens were recovered from two steel trunks kept in a special manner in a small tin house on the hill. Various devices are also seized from the spot.

Nurul Abser said the top listed terrorist and drug lord of this region Md Azizul Haque Shamim alias Allen Shamim was engaged in illegally buying and selling of drugs and terrorist activities with firearms in Chillatoli hills.

According to RAB’s investigation, the three arrested people were involved in buying and selling of arms, using illegal weapons, and many other crimes in the area.

The recovered items were handed over to Rangunia thana for further legal action.

/MHK/