Dhaka, June 26 (UNB) - Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested a suspected drug trader along with 1 kg heroin in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi district early Wednesday.
The arrestee was identified as Md Tuhin Ali, 28, son of late Ismail Hossain of Diyar Manikchar Madhyapara village in the upazila.
Sources at the Rab headquarters here said a team of Rab-5 conducted a drive at Manikchar around 1:45am.
During the raid, the elite force members arrested Tuhin Ali and recovered 1 kg heroin worth around Tk 1 crore from his possession.
Tuhin had long been involved in drug peddling, claimed Rab.