Two persons were held with heroin in Parbatipur

Dinajpur Correspondent: Dhaka, Jul-04,

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 arrested two persons with 551 grams of heroin from Parbatipur Rail Station in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur district in the early hours of today.

Earlier, the elite force received secret information that some alleged drug traders were waiting with the contraband heroin at Parbatipur Rail Station area.

“Accordingly, an operational team of RAB-13 from Rangpur conducted a raid and arrested the men with the heroin from the spot,” said a press release issued today by Senior Assistant Director (Media) of RAB-13 Flight Lieutenant Mahmud Bashir Ahmed.

The detainees were identified as Mohammad Ali, 24, and Md Reaz, 30. They are the residents of Kotwali police thana area in Dinajpur district.

During interrogation, the detainees admitted their involvement in drug trading in connivance with her other cohorts for a long time.

“After filing a case against the arrested persons in this connection, the elite force handed over them to Parbatipur Railway police station in Dinajpur,” the release said.

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