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Drug peddler held with 5,750 Yaba tablets in Khilgaon
A team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a drug dealer with 5,750 pieces of Yaba pills during a drive at the slope of Khilgaon Flyover in the capital on Thursday morning.
The arrestee is Md Shaheen, 20, police said.
According to Khilgaon Police Station sources, a police checkpost team stopped a CNG-run autorickshaw around 8 am and searched it during routine duty. During the search, Shaheen allegedly threw a polythene-wrapped packet from his bag and tried to flee, but police quickly caught him. His associate, Omar Faruk, 26, managed to escape.
Police later recovered 5,750 Yaba tablets packed in 30 blue airtight zipper packets.
Police said Omar Faruk is wanted in several cases, including three under the Narcotics Control Act.
During initial interrogation, Shaheen and his associate reportedly admitted to carrying the Yaba for sale, reports UNB.
A case has been filed against the arrested and the absconding accused under the Narcotics Control Act, police said.
The arrestee will be produced before a court.