Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) during separate drives yesterday seized banned piranha fish, foreign currencies and Indian Phensidyl and arrested nine people in Rajshahi and Joypurhat districts.
A mobile court in an anti-adulteration drive seized 56 kilograms of banned piranha fish and arrested three businessmen on charges of selling them in the local market in Joypurhat.
Rab sources said the drive was conducted by the members of Rab, district administration and Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute (BSTI).
The arrestees were identified as Shahmim Ahmed, 40, Sohag Hossain, 25, and Abu Hena, 40, of Shanti Nagar village of the district.
During another drive, Rab Joypurhat team seized foreign currencies and arrested three people on charges of purchasing illegal Saudi riyal at Nayapara.
Rab men in another drive seized 250 bottles of Indian Phensidyl from Rajshahi and Joypurhat districts and arrested three people in this connection.
The arrestees and seized items were handed over to the police.