Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged drug peddlers with four kilograms of hemp from Gomostapur upazila here Monday night.
The arrested were identified as Md. Ismail, 48, of Sarburuj village under Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj district and Md. Jalal Uddin, 35, of Chandpur village under Tanore upazila in Rajshahi district. RAB said, acting on secret information, an operation team of the RAB-5 from Chapainawabganj camp conducted a raid at Dhulauri village under Rohonpur union of Gomostapur upazila around 7.30 pm and nabbed the duo with the contraband drugs.
Later, the elite force handed them over to the police of Gomostapur thana with a case, the sources added.
