Youth held with 50,000 yaba tablets in Cox’s Bazar

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday night arrested a youth and seized 50,000 yaba tablets from the Rahmater Beel area of Ukhiya upazila in Cox’s Bazar district.  

The arrestee is Jamal Uddin, 22, son of Kalimulla of the village.

Being tipped off, a team of BGB raided Kamal’s house around 9pm and seized the Yaba pills worth TK1.50 crore which were concealed under soil, said a press release.

The team also recovered four locally made sharp weapons.

Later, they arrested Kamal’s brother Jamal.

The arrestee and the seized yaba tablets were handed over to Ukhiya police station.