Tk 2cr yaba seized, 3 held

Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) today seized 86,000 pieces of yaba tablets worth around Tk 2 crore and arrested three in connection from Dhaka and Gazipur.

Two alleged drug peddlers Md Taiub, 38, and Md Obaidul, 29, were held along with 9,500 pieces of yaba tablets from Dhaka’s Motijheel area around 6:00am, Khorshid Alam, assistant director of DNC, Dhaka region, told The Daily Star.

Based on their information, the DNC officials raided a house in Gazipur’s Mouchak area and arrested Sanjay Saha, 22, and also seized 76,500 pieces of yaba tablets worth Tk 2 crore, he also said.

Sanjay smuggles large consignments of contraband yaba tablets from Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar and distributes them in Dhaka and adjoining areas, the official further said, adding that the narcotics department was trying to arrest Sanjay for a long time.