Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in an anti-crime drive, arrested an alleged drug peddler with 655 pieces of contraband yaba tablets from his house in the district on Friday night.
The arrested was Rabiul Islam alias Tutul, 40, son of late Ajahar Ali of Mougachhi village under Charghat upazila of the district, said the RAB sources here on Saturday noon.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a raid at the residence of Rabiul Islam around 10.30 pm, RAB sources said, adding that the operation team detained him with the Yaba tablets after searching his house.
A case was recorded with Charghat Police Station in this connection.
