Tk 50 lakh heroin seized, 3 held in Ramgarh
Bangladesh Rifles arrested three men for their alleged involvement with heroin smuggling in bordering Ramgarh upazila in Khagrachhari district on Sunday night.
The arrestees are former union parishad member Halathowai Marma, 46, Kayajari Marma, 35, and Monta Marma, 44.
Acting on a tip, a BDR team led by Ramgarh 11 BDR Commanding Officer Lt Col Sharif Muhammad Abul Hossen raided the bridge area at deep night and arrested two persons with heroin worth about Tk 50 lakh, police said.
Following their confessional statement, BDR later arrested ex-Ramgarh UP member Halathowai Marma, 46, from his Masterpara residence.
They were handed over to Ramgarh Police Station yesterday afternoon.
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