Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in an anti-crime drive, detained an alleged drug peddler with 196 bottles of Phensedyl in the district last night. The arrested was identified as Sohag Ali, 21, son of Firoj Ali of Baliadanga village under Puthiya upazila in the district. On a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a sudden drive in Baliaghati Sonarpara area under the same upazila around 11.30 pm and held Sohag Ali with the contraband items, RAB sources said this afternoon. Later, the person along with the seized goods was handed over to Charghat Police Station with a case. Meanwhile, a team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) arrested two alleged drug paddlers with 2.3-kilogram of ganja after conducting a raid in Aliganj Bathanpara area under Rajpara Police Station in the metropolis last midnight. The arrested persons were identified as Muhammad Ziban, 34, son of late Abul Sheikh, and Muhammad Ramjan, 36, son of late Saijuddin Sheikh, both hailed f rom Aliganj Bathanpara area. Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha