3 held with yaba in Chittagong

Railway Police have detained three people, including a woman, with 3,000 pieces of yaba at the Chittagong Railway Station on Thursday night and Friday morning.

Chittagong Bureaubdnews24.com
Published : 18 July 2014, 10:03 AM
Updated : 18 July 2014, 10:09 AM

Chittagong Railway Police Station SI Nurul Islam said, "Dhaka-bound passenger 'Belal' was detained with 2,160 pieces of yaba in the morning. The tablets were tied to his left knee."

Earlier, on Thursday night, police had detained 'Yusuf', 42, and Asma Begum, 18, from the station and found yabas in their bags.

He said, "The two detainees introduced themselves uncle and niece."

SI Nurul Islam said they were taking the drugs to Dhaka.

A case was being filed under the narcotics act, the SI said.