Police bust secret Yaba factory in Tongi, arrest owner
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Police found a secret factory for manufacturing Yaba at Pagar in Tongi, Gazipur City Corporation and arrested the owner of the factory on Saturday.
Tongi East Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Maksudul Alam confirmed the matter. The owner has been identified as Nazrul Islam Bappi.
Tongi East Police Station conducted this operation as part of a special anti-narcotics drive by the Gazipur Metropolitan Police.
According to police sources, acting on a tip-off, a police team led by OC Maksudul conducted a raid at Pagar. Officers found a separate factory set up inside a house for manufacturing Yaba. From there, police seized various raw materials, chemical components, and modern equipment used for manufacturing Yaba.
Through preliminary police interrogation and investigation, officers learned that Bappi was attempting to learn the Yaba manufacturing process by gathering information and studying online. He claimed that although work had been ongoing in the factory for about six months, full-scale production had not yet started.
OC Maksudul said various chemical components and machinery were found in the factory. An investigation is ongoing to examine how much production preparation was made in the factory, what quantity of drugs was planned to be manufactured, and who else is involved in this.
He added that legal action is underway.
