Rangpur: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 arrested an alleged drug trader with 52.8 kilograms of ganja from Mahiganj area on the Rangpur-Kurigram highway in the metropolis on Sunday night.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, an operational team of RAB-13 acted on a tip-off, searching a covered van of Saudagar Courier Service and seizing the substantial quantity of contraband ganja. The team successfully apprehended the suspect at the scene.
The arrested individual has been identified as Md Ranu Mia, 40, son of Md Nurul Haque, residing in the village of Hatura in Sadar upazila of Lalmonirhat district.
The press release further mentioned that the elite force has handed over the arrested person to Mahiganj police station of Rangpur Metropolitan Police for further legal action.