Five drug peddlers held with 26.5-kg ganja in Natore

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested five alleged drug peddlers from Bhagnagarkandi Amrulpara in Natore district and recovered 26.5 kilograms (KGs) of cannabis (Ganja) from their possessions last night.

The arrested persons were identified as Ripon Islam, 26, Rubel Hossain, 25, Munnab Ali, 38, Sagar Ali, 22, and Jishan Ali, 19..

On a tip-off, a team of RAB conducted a raid at Bhagnagarkandi Amrulpara under Shingra Upazila around 9:30 pm and arrested them with the hemp after searching a pick-up van, RAB sources said.

The arrestees with the seized contraband goods along with the pick-up were handed over to police.

A case was filed with Shingra police station in this connection, reports BSS.