Man held with 5kg ganja in Rajshahi

A police team arrested an alleged top-listed drug peddler with five kilograms of ganja from Naodapara area in the metropolis last night. The arrested person is identified as Mainul Islam, 36, son of Arzed Ali of Biswanathpur area under Shibganj Upazila in Chapainawabganj district, said police sources here this afternoon. On a tip-off, a police team conducted a sudden raid in a Chapainawabganj-bound passenger bus in Naodapara bus terminal area under Shahmukhdum Police Station and arrested him. They seized huge ganja from his possession around 11.30 pm. Later, the arrested person along with the seized contraband goods were handed over to the police after filing a case with Shah Makhdum Police Station in this connection. Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha