5 held with 18,600 yaba pills in Dhaka

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained five people along with 18600 yaba pills from Jatrabari area in the capital early Sunday, reports UNB.

The detainees are - Shohag Chowdhury, 25, Riazul Islam, 24, Afriz Chowdhury, 25, Shaon, 20 and Mahabubul Alam Shubho, 25.

Tipped off, a team of Rab-3 conducted a drive in the area and detained them along with the yaba pills, said a press release of RAB Headquarters.

The detainees were involved in selling drugs after purchasing it from Cox’s Bazar, the release added.