The members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-8) have nabbed three drug peddlers with 14.5 kg of hemp at Bhanga Upazila in Faridpur.
They were arrested from the vanga bus stand area of the Upazila around 3:30 pm on Monday (August 8).
The arrestees are Md Faisal (32), son of Harunur Rashid Mazumder of Aushpara area at Laksam in Comilla, Mosharraf Majumder (40), son of Abdul Hakim Majumder of the same area and Alamin Khalifa (32) son of Yunus Khalifa of Nalchira area at Gournadi in Barisal.
RAB-8 company commander of Faridpur Shafiqul Islam confirmed the matter to Banglanews.
He said legal proceedings under the Narcotics Control Act are underway at Bhanga police station in Faridpur against the arrested persons along with recovered drugs and other evidence.
BDST: 2144 HRS, Aug 08, 2022
MSK