15cr Tk worth of yaba recovered in Cumilla

Cumilla District Detective Branch (DB) Police have recovered 300,000 Yaba tablets, worth approximately Tk 15 crore, from a Prado car.

Two individuals were detained during an operation conducted in the Jagurjhuli Bishwaroad area of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla around 12 pm on Monday.

The two detained are named Faisal and Arman, both residents of the Chakaria area in Cox’s Bazar. Police claim this is one of the largest Yaba consignments seized in Cumilla in recent times.

Police said a large Yaba consignment was being transported by highway from Cox’s Bazar toward Dhaka. In connection with this, a search was conducted on a Prado car in the Jagurjhuli Bishwaroad area, leading to the recovery of 300,000 pieces of Yaba.

Police claim the estimated market value of the recovered Yaba is Tk 15 crore. The vehicle used by the two detained individuals had reportedly been in Chattogram the previous night before heading toward Dhaka the next day, according to police.

Cumilla District Superintendent of Police Md. Anisuzzaman said, “Acting on confidential information, an operation was carried out and 300,000 pieces of Yaba worth Tk 15 crore were recovered.

Two individuals have been detained in connection with this incident. They will be questioned to gather information about others involved in the consignment, and necessary legal action will be taken.”

He further said that registration-related information would also be examined to verify the ownership of the recovered Prado car.