Police arrested five individuals and seized 155 Yaba tablets, 550 grams of cannabis and several sharp weapons during a raid in Faridpur upazila of Pabna on Thursday evening.
The raid was conducted in Dhanuaghata village under Hadal Union following a secret tip-off the Officer-in-Charge (OC) Manjurul Hasan Masud announced at a press conference at Faridpur Police Station on Friday morning.
The arrestees were identified as Nayan Pramanik (40), Mamun Hossain (30), Jabbar Ali (21), Kausar Ali (19) and Sakib Uddin (19).
During the drive a search at the residence of key suspect Nayan Pramanik yielded 55 Yaba tablets 400 grams of cannabis and three iron machetes. Police recovered 25 Yaba tablets each from Mamun, Jabbar and Sakib while another 25 Yaba tablets and 150 grams of cannabis were seized from Kausar.
According to police estimates, the seized Yaba and cannabis have a market value of Tk.46,500 and Tk.22,000 respectively.
OC Manjurul Hasan Masud identified Nayan Pramanik as a major local Yaba dealer. He emphasized that police operations against illicit drugs and criminal activity will continue relentlessly. Legal proceedings have been initiated, and the suspects will be produced before a Pabna court to be sent to jail.
