Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested five drug peddlers, of a drug dealing group from the Dhaka's Shampur area on Thursday.

The arrested are identified as prime suspect M Lipu, 50, Zintu Dali, 48, M Nazrul Islam, 42, M Akash, 31, and M Maidul Hasan, 28. All of them are hailed from Shampur area in the capital and Munshiganj district.

During the drive, the elite force team also recovered 123 bottles of phensidyl from their possession.

Acting on a tip-off, a smart contingent of the RAB-3 arrested the ring leader Lipu along with his four cohorts while conducting the drive in Shampur thana area around 10 pm, said M Shamim Hossen, assistant police super and staff officer of the RAB-3.

During the primary interrogation, the RAB found that Lipu was the main suspect of the drug peddling group who were involved with trading of contraband drugs like phensidyl in different areas including the capital after procuring those from the border areas of Cumilla and Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar districts for long.
 
Necessary legal actions have been taken against them, the RAB official added.

BDST: 1536 HRS, MAY 17, 2024
MSK