RANGPUR, March 8, 2026 (BSS) - Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 in two separate drives seized huge contraband drugs and arrested five alleged drug dealers from different places of Rangpur district in the last 24 hours ending this morning.
 
The seized drugs included 10.3 kg of ganja and 125 bottles of phensedyl-like Fairdyl syrup, a press release said here this afternoon.
 
On a tip off, a smart team of the RAB-13 in a raid seized 10.3 kg of ganja and arrested three persons from the Islampur Boiragai Bazar area under Mithapukur police station at 4 pm on Saturday.
 
The arrestees are Md Delwar Hossain, 28, and Md Momin Mia, 29, of village Rudreswar under Kaliganj police station and Md Ziarul Islam, 40, of village Doi Khawa under Hatibandha police station of Lalmonirhat district. 
 
In another raid, the RAB-13 from Rangpur seized 125 bottles of Fairdyl syrup and arrested two persons from the Park Mour area under Tajhat metropolitan police station in Rangpur city at 11.50 am on Saturday. 
 
The arrested persons are Mst Papia Begum, 32, of village Talpara Bhimpur under Panchbibi police station of Joypurhat and Mst Mariam, 30, of village Banglahili under Hakimpur police station of District-Dinajpur. 
 
After filing two separate cases in these incidents, the elite force handed over the arrested persons and seized drugs to the concerned police station for further legal actions.