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Woman arrested with 300 yaba tablets in Sylhet
Greenwatch Desk
Crime
2026-01-01, 10:01am
Police in Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila arrested a woman with 300 yaba tablets on Monday night.
The woman, identified as 30-year-old Sapna Begum, was arrested around 10:45 pm in Mohammodpur Kalinagar area of Purba Jaflong union during a special anti-drug operation.
During a search, police recovered 300 yaba tablets and 19,500 taka in cash, believed to be from drug sales.
Md. Moniruzzaman, Officer-in-Charge of Gowainghat Police Station, confirmed the arrest and said, “A case has been filed against Sapna Begum under the Narcotics Control Act.”
He added that the police follow a zero-tolerance policy against drugs and similar raids will continue regularly to make Gowainghat drug-free, reports UNB.