Rohingya couple held with Yaba pills, Tk 1.17 cr in Chattogram

Dhaka (Nov 9, 2020): The members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a Rohingya couple and recovered around 5,300 Yaba pills  and Tk 1.17 crore from a house in Chandgaon Residential area of Chattogram City today.

The arrestees were identified as Shwakat Islam, 32 and his wife Rozina, 28, according to Rab.

Acting on a tip off, a team of Rab-7 conducted a drive in the area and arrested the couple this morning, Mahmudul Hasan Mamun, media officer of Rab-7, briefed the media.

They had long been involved in Yaba trading after collecting those from Myanmar, Rab said.

A case was filed against them for trespassing into Bangladesh and another for possessing drugs.