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Police arrested a man, Nafiz Mohammad Alam, from Bashundhara residential area in Dhaka on Sunday night.
He was also arrested in 2021 by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) over possession of illegal liquors. Recently, German-based international broadcaster Deutsche Welle interviewed him in a documentary on RAB.
A warrant had been issued for his arrest in a case filed a few years ago, said Md Abdul Ahad, deputy commissioner of the Gulshan Division.
“He was arrested in connection with the warrant and preparations are being made to present him to a court,” he said, reports bdnews24.com.
Police say that several bottles of alcohol were found in Nafiz’s home during the arrest. SI Riad Ahmed filed a case under the narcotics control law at Bhatara Police Station on Sunday night.
Police say they have seized “26 bottles of alcohol and 32 cola cans”, which are priced at Tk 16,000.
Nafiz’s Lenovo laptop, iPhone 13 Pro mobile, and Hero Hunk motorcycle have also been seized.
The police conducted the raid at the house Nafiz rented at 7:30 pm on Sunday, the case documents say.