Man held with 700 gm heroin in Rajshahi

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in an anti-crime drive arrested an alleged drug peddler with 700 grams of heroin from a village in the district last night.  

RAB sources here said this morning the arrested person was identified as Shakil Ahmed, 21, son of Al Amin of Borgachhi village in Bholahat upazila of Chapainawabganj district.

On a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a raid in Forhadpur area under Godagari upazila at around 8.30 pm and arrested Shakil with the heroin, the RAB sources added.

The arrested person along with the seized heroin was handed over to the police this morning.

A case was recorded with Godagari Police Station in this connection.