Two arrested for smuggling yaba in motorcycle fuel tank

RAB has arrested two youths along with 17,645 yaba pills while smuggling yaba from Anwara upazila of Chittagong. These yaba were recovered from the oil tank of the motorcycle. The RAB informed the media about this on Sunday night.

The arrested two traffickers are  Shahidul Islam (28) and Kabir Ahmed (31) from Teknaf Upazila, Cox's Bazar. During the interrogation, they showed their identity cards and claimed to be journalists of Teknaf Pratidin and Naf Television.

According to the RAB, the RAB set up a check post at the head of Barumchara Road in Anwara Upazila after receiving information that the two youths had come to Chittagong on a motorcycle from Teknaf. The RAB stopped the two on their way while crossing the check post on a motorcycle at around 11:30 am yesterday. At that time, 17,645 yaba pills were recovered from the oil tank of their motorcycle. The two have been arrested in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.

RAB-6 Assistant Director (Media) Nurul Absar said the two arrested along with Yaba have been handed over to Anwara Police Station. And the motorcycle has been seized.