8 Jubo League men arrested with drugs

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested eight Jubo League activists from Bonpara area in Boraigram upazila on Wednesday and seized 250 grams of heroin from their possession.

The arrestees are Jubo League activists Zillur Rahman, 34, Abul Bashar, 33, Mridul Kumar, 36, Mahidur Rahman, 30, Kalam Mia, 35, Shakil Hossain, 34, Abdur Razzak, 34, and Faruk Hossain, 26.

ASP Anwar Hossain of Natore Rab camp said a team of the law enforcers, acting on a tip-off, raided the area at midnight and arrested the eight Jubo League activists.

Rab also seized 250 grams of heroine and several Yaba tablets from them, the ASP added.