A Rohingya man convicted in a drug case and wanted for a long time has been arrested in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-15.

The arrest was made at around 12:25pm on Sunday (August 9) during an operation in the Moragachhtala area of Balukhali under Ukhiya Police Station.

The arrested man was identified as Abul Jannat, 42, son of the late Abul Kalam. He is a resident of FCN-117353, Block-C/6, Camp-9 (Boli Bazar) of the Balukhali Rohingya camp in Palongkhali Union, Ukhiya.

According to a press release signed by Assistant Superintendent of Police A.M. Faruk, Assistant Director (Law and Media) of RAB-15 in Cox’s Bazar, a specialised team of CPC-2 of RAB-15 conducted the operation based on specific information and a tip-off.

During the operation, the team arrested Abul Jannat, who had been convicted in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act and had been absconding for a long time with an arrest warrant against him.

The RAB official said a court had sentenced Abul Jannat to one year and six months of rigorous imprisonment and fined him Tk 10,000 in a drug case filed with Ukhiya Police Station. In default of paying the fine, he was sentenced to an additional two months of simple imprisonment.

According to RAB, Abul Jannat had been evading law enforcement for a long time in an attempt to avoid serving his sentence.

Following his arrest, he was handed over to Ukhiya Police Station for further legal action.

The RAB official said such operations will continue to curb crime and bring convicted fugitives to justice.