Police have detained a top drug peddler alongwith five bottles of Phensidyl from Dhopaghata area under Mohanpur upazila of Rajshahi on Sunday night.
The arrested man is identified as Shahabul Islam, 55, son of Kalimuddin, a resident of Dabipur village.
On secret information, a team of police, led by SI Subedar Salam, conducted a drive in the area at night and nabbed him with the Phensidyl bottles, Mohanpur Police Station OC SM Abul Kashem Azad said.
A case was filed with the Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act. Later, Shahabul was sent to jail.
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