'Drug dealer' held with 1 kg heroin

The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested an alleged drug dealer along with 1 kilogram of heroin in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi district.

Detained Md Monirul Islam Jony, 32, is a resident of Natunpara area in the upazila.

On information, the law enforcers conducted a drive at Nandangachhi Bottala intersection around 9:30 pm and nabbed Jony, said RAB-5 commanding officer Major Md Nazmus Shakib.

They also recovered around 1 kilogram of heroin worth about Tk 1 crore from his possession, he said.

In primary interrogation, the detainee admitted that he is a drug dealer, and had been sold drugs in different parts of the country, including Charghat, the RAB official also said. 

However, he was sued under the Narcotics Control Act, and handed over to police, Shakib added.

Faisal Ahmed/SU