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Yaba smuggling under guise of fish transport


Published : 08 Jul 2021 10:42 PM

RAB-7 has arrested the driver and associates of a covered van with 40,000 pieces of yaba tablets worth around Tk 2 crore while transporting them under the cover of emergency transport under strict lockdown at Karnafuli Police Station's South Shikalbaha Crossing.  

The detainees are identified as Md Jahangir, 22, son of late Ashraf Miah of Puran Pallan Para of Teknaf Police Station in Cox's Bazar District and Md Azizul Haque, son of late Syed Alam of Cejarighona area of Ukhia Police Station of the same district.

 RAB-7 Assistant Director Md Nurul Abshar said that they were arrested on Thursday morning.

He said the driver and accomplice of the covered van were arrested in a sting operation. The accused, Yaba and Covered Van have been handed over to Karnafuli Police Station for taking legal action.