Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two persons and seized 13 lakh yaba pills or amphetamines, reportedly the largest such shipment this year.
According to media reports, RAB-15 detained the duo while they were entering Khurushkul Majhirghat area of Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila.
This shipment of yaba, a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine sold as cheap red or pink tablets, has been reported as the largest shipment of this year.
The arrested people have been identified as Md Billal, 45, of Dakshin Hajipara in Sadar upazila and Md Ayaz, 34, of H-16 block in Balukhali Rohingya camp.
“During interrogation, the detainees confessed that they were involved in drug dealing for a long time. We have learnt that a section of trawler owners are involved in yaba smuggling,” said Colonel Tofail Mostafa Sarwar, Additional Director General of RAB.