Mirsarai police have arrested a couple with 1,000 pieces of yaba in Mirsarai. They were detained in a raid on a Dhaka-bound bus on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in the Hadi Fakirhat area of the Upazila on Friday (December 10) at 7pm. Mirsarai police sub-inspector (SI) Rajib Poddar confirmed the matter.
The arrested are Yahya Kabir Shoaib
The arrested are Yahya Kabir Shoaib, 25, son of Abu Jafar Ansari of Dharma Chhara area of Islampur union under Edgar police station of Cox’s Bazar district, and his wife Nazma Alam Nova, 22, of Jalalabad area.
SI Rajib Poddar said that on the basis
SI Rajib Poddar said that on the basis of secret information, they searched a passenger bus in the Hadifkirhat area on Friday evening and arrested Yahya Kabir Shoaib and his wife Nazma Alam Nova. At that time, 1000 pieces of yaba were recovered from a handbag they were carrying.
He further said that during the preliminary
He further said that during the preliminary interrogation, they admitted that they were taking this yaba to Dhaka. The couple has been doing yaba business in different parts of the country for a long time. A case is being filed in Mirsarai police station under the Narcotics Act and they will be sent to court tomorrow (Saturday) morning.