In Bangladesh, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Thursday night arrested a top-listed drug peddler with two kilograms of heroin close to the Indian border in Rajshahi district.
According to media reports, in the past six months, Bangladesh law enforcement agencies have seized drugs on more than ten occasions, closer to the Indian border in Rajshahi district. Rajshahi District of Bangladesh has a river border with the Indian state of West Bengal near Murshidabad.
In an anti-crime drive, RAB arrested Abdul Halim alias Dalim of Diar Manikchalk village under Godagari upazila in Rajshahi district, the RAB sources said on Friday afternoon.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force of Bangladesh conducted a raid at Dalim house around 4:30 pm and nabbed him. The team recovered the heroin from the house.
A case was recorded with Godagari Model Police Station in this connection and the arrested person along with the seized contraband goods was handed over to the police today, reports news agency BSS.