Three held with 37-kg hemp in Natore

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with 37 kilograms of hemp from Singra upazila in Natore district on Friday night.

The arrested are Faruk Mia, Akash Ali, both are residents of Sirajganj's Shahjadpur upazila, and Rana Mia, from Lalmonirhat.

Natore RAB camp company captain Hafiz Al Azad confirmed the information, adding that being tipped-off, a joint team of RAB  personnel from Rajshahi and Natore RAB camps set a checkpost in Ningoin area and halted a covered van. While checking the vehicle, they recovered a total 37 kilograms of hemp, Tk 52, 170, and arrested the trio.

During primary questioning, they confessed that they were involvment in the crime for a long time, said the RAB official.

Singra Police Station officer-in-charge Asmaul Haque said they were handed over to the police station concerned after filling a case in this regard against them.