Over 240000 yaba pills seized, 6 detained

Published : 09 Feb 2019, 12:48

Sahos Desk

A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized a huge amount of contraband yaba tablets from a picnic bus near Shah Amanat Bridge on Karnaphuli river in Baklia of Chattogram early Saturday.

Over 240,000 yaba tablets were seized from the bus, a RAB official said.

The law enforcement also detained six alleged smugglers in connection with the incident. One of them is Atiar Rahman.

“Acting on tip-off that yaba tablets are being carried from Cox’s Bazar to Jhikargachha in Jashore, the RAB men intercepted the picnic bus in Karnaphuli bridge area and seized the drugs searching the passengers’ luggage,” said RAB-7 Chattogram assistant director Mashrur Rahman.

There was a banner of pleasure trip hung in front of the bus, he added.

The RAB assistant director said the passengers did not know anything about the yaba tablets.

“Primarily we’ve learned that several of them are involved in yaba smuggling. We’re grilling the detained to know details of the smuggling,” he added.

Source: Prothom Alo

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