Police arrested two drug dealers with heroin at a checkpoint on the Niamatpur-Dhansura road in Naogaon on Monday morning. The detainees were identified as Mejboul Haque Bachchu, 38, from Baluachari village, and Asaduzzaman Nayon, 26, from Tola village, both of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila. Officers stopped their motorcycle for inspection and found 200 grams of heroin in two packets. The motorcycle used for transporting the drugs was seized.

According to police, the suspects admitted during preliminary questioning that they had brought the heroin from Chapainawabganj to Niamatpur for sale. Niamatpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mahbubur Rahman said that a case under the Narcotics Control Act is being processed. He added that such anti-drug operations will continue and the detainees will be presented before the court.

The police action reflects ongoing efforts to curb drug trafficking in the region, with authorities emphasizing continued vigilance against narcotics smuggling routes.