Ramu
20,000 yaba pills found under auto rickshaw seat, 3 arrested
Photo: Agamir Somoy
The Department of Narcotics Control has recovered 20,000 yaba pills hidden under the rear seat of a battery powered auto rickshaw in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar. Three people, including two women, have been arrested in connection with the incident. The unregistered auto rickshaw used to transport the pills was also seized.
The raid was conducted on Friday morning on the road near the entrance to Dariar Dighi in Khuniyapalong Union of Ramu Upazila.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Tayeb Ullah (30), of Adarshagram in Dariar Dighi, Khuniyapalong Union of Ramu; Shahina Akter (22), of Dakshin Purbapalong Para in Alikadam Sadar Union of Bandarban; and Umme Habiba, 16, of the Moulvibazar Ashrayan Project area in Khuniyapalong Union of Ramu.
Somen Mondal, deputy director of the Department of Narcotics Control’s Cox’s Bazar district office, said the yaba pills were recovered from an unregistered battery powered auto rickshaw named Nurjahan Motors.
Two bundles wrapped in adhesive tape and tissue paper were found inside a shopping bag under the vehicle’s rear seat. The bundles contained 20,000 yaba pills.
Deputy Director Somen Mondal confirmed that a case had been filed against the three arrested individuals at Ramu Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act.
