Saudi-bound passenger held with 10,000 yaba pills at Dhaka Airport

Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) have arrested a Saudi-bound passenger along with 10,000 pieces of Yaba pill at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

The arrestee was identified as Rakib Hossain, 31, was apprehended on early Monday, reports UNB.

APBn Additional Superintendent (media) Alamgir Hossain said after a tip-off, law enforcement challenged Rakibul when he was passing through the departure zone and recovered the Yaba pill from his possession around 3:30am.

Rakibul was scheduled to go to Saudi Arabia by a flight of Gulf Air. He was later handed over to Airport Police Station.