Police arrested a 38-year-old man and seized 953 yaba pills during a special operation in the Dapdapia Bakultala area of Nalchity upazila in Jhalakathi district.
The operation was conducted at around 2pm on Saturday, October 24, under the leadership of Nalchity Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Touhiduzzaman Sohag. Sub-Inspector Rumman, Assistant Sub-Inspector Jasim and other members of the police station team took part in the operation.
According to police, acting on a tip-off, officers raided the Bakultala area of Dapdapia and arrested Md Rajib Sikder, 38, a local resident and son of the late Amir Ali Sikder. Police subsequently recovered 953 yaba pills from his possession.
Following his arrest, Rajib Sikder was taken to Nalchity Police Station along with the seized pills.
Police filed a case under the Narcotics Control Act, with the police acting as the complainant. Nalchity police said arrangements were underway to produce the arrested man before a court.
