RANGPUR, March 22, 2025 (BSS) - Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in three separate drives arrested five alleged drug traders with huge phensedyl from different areas in Rangpur and Lalmonirhat districts in the last 24 hours ending at 4pm today.

"A total of 603 bottles of smuggled phensedyl were seized in these drives," said separate press releases issued here by Senior Assistant Director (Media) of RAB-13 Additional Superintendent of Police Abul Hossain.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB-13 conducted a raid, seized 224 bottles of phensedyl and arrested one person from Sebokdas Nithok Dakshin Para village in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat at 4:10pm on Friday.

The detainee was identified as Md Shafiqul Islam, 40, son of Md Chan Mia of the same village.

Another team of RAB-13 seized 100 bottles of phensedyl and arrested one person from Paschim Kisamat Kholeya village under Sadar upazila in Rangpur at 1pm on Saturday.
 
The arrested man was identified as Md Wahed Ali, 28, son of Md Mozaffar Ali of village Doikhawa under Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat district.
 
Yet in another raid, a team of RAB-13 searched an auto rickshaw, seized 279 bottles of phensedyl and arrested three persons from the Tushbhander area under Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat district at 2:20pm on Saturday.
 
The detainees were identified as Md. Sabuj Ali, 34, son of Md. Azizul Haque, Md. Lutfar Rahman, 29, son of Md. Jabbar Ali and Md. Hafizul Islam, 28, son of Md. Noor Islam, all residents of village Lotabor under Kaliganj upazila in Lalmonirhat district.
 
The RAB-13 handed over the arrested persons to the concerned police stations in Rangpur and Lalmonirhat districts for further legal actions, the releases added.