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

TBP Desk
09 Nov 2020 17:08:12 | Update: 09 Nov 2020 17:08:12
Rohingya couple held with Yaba pills, Tk 1.17cr in Chattogram

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a Rohingya couple along with 5,300 Yaba pills and cash 1.17 crore taka from a house in Chandgaon Residential area of Chattogram city on Monday.

The arrestees were identified as Shawkat Islam, 32 and his wife Rozina, 28.

Tipped off, a team of RAB-7 conducted a drive in the area and arrested the couple in the morning, said Mahmudul Hasan Mamun, media officer of RAB-7.

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

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

(Source: UNB)

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