Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in an anti-crime drive, detained an alleged drug peddler with 686 bottles of Phensedyl in the district Tuesday midnight, RAB s urces said this noon.
The arrested person was identified as Haider Ali, 32, son of Babul Sheikh of Kholabona village under Damkura Police Station in the metropolis.
On a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a sudden drive at Raotha area under Charghat upazila in the district around 00.30 in the midnight and held Ali with the contraband item.
Later, the person along with the seized goods was handed over to Charghat Police Station with a case in this connection.