Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-6 in Jashore have detained two people along with 211 bottles of Wincerex syrup, an alternative to the banned drug phensedyl, while being transported in a private car using a concealed method in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore.
The detainees were identified as Babulur Rahman, son of late Shukur Ali of Mohammadpur village, and Chiranjit, son of Fulchand of Kagmari village under Jhikargachha upazila.
The arrests were made around 5:15am on Friday during a checkpoint operation conducted in the area of Mridhapara Mohila College gate in Chaugachha upazila town.
The drive was led by Major ATM Fazle Rabbi Prince, company commander of RAB-6, CPC-3, Jashore, based on a tip-off.
During the operation, a suspicious white private car travelling from Maheshpur in Jhenaidah district towards Jashore was stopped and searched. The RAB team recovered 211 bottles of illegal Wincerex syrup from the vehicle and detained the two occupants. The private car was also seized.
Major ATM Fazle Rabbi Prince, said the vehicle aroused suspicion, prompting the search that led to the recovery of the contraband.
A case has been filed with Chaugachha Police Station in this connection.
The RAB official said drives will continue as part of efforts to maintain law and order and recover illegal arms and drugs across the country.