3 held with 1.40 lakh Yaba tablets in Ctg

block

UNB, Chittagong :Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in separate drives arrested three people along with 1.40 lakh pieces of amphetamine Yaba pill from several parts of the port city on Thursday night and early Friday.Acting on secret information, a team of RAB-7 conducted a raid on a house in Hill View residential area under Panchlaish thana and arrested a man along with 1.30 lakh pieces of Yaba tablet on Thursday night, said deputy director (Media) of RAB Sohel Mahmud.The arrested was identified as Syed Kashem, son of late Kala Mia of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar district.In another incident, a team of the elite force conducted a raid in Fakirhat area under Bandar thana and arrested two people in possession of 10,000 pieces of Yaba tablets at around 1:30 am.The market value of the seized Yaba tablets is Tk 5.60 crore, said Sohel Mahmud.Two separate cases were filed in this connection.

block