Shawdesh DEsk: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three smugglers with snake venom worth around Tk 100 crore in Zeropoint area of Khulna on Thursday morning.

The arrestees are identified as Bacchu Sardar, 50, son of Nurul Sarder, hailing from Bera area of Pabna, Lutfur Rahman, 48, son of Md Ibrahim Pramanik and Saumotra Biswas, 32, son of Ramchandra Biswas, from Jashore Sadar area.

Acting on a tip-off, a team elite force conducted a drive and arrested them along with the snake venom, Lieutenant Colonel Raushanul Firoz, Commander of RAB-6, said.