A suspected drug peddler, who posed as a police informer, was arrested from Godagari upazila on Sunday night.
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) identified the man as Jewel Rana, 27, son of Naimul Haque of Matikata area of the upazila.
ATM Mainul Islam, company commander of Rab-5 and additional superintendent of police, said a Rab team arrested Jewel around 8pm from Matikata area with 495 yaba pills and 200 grams of heroin.
A case was filed against him, he added.
Locals claimed that Jewel had good ties with policemen of Godagari Model Police Station. He used to identify himself as a police informer and sell drugs in the area, according to locals.