A man was arrested with 2,820 pieces of Yaba tablets hidden in his stomach at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), said Airport Armed Police Battalion on Friday, reports UNB.
A case was filed under Narcotics Control Act with Airport police station on Friday morning.
Based on secret information, the arrestee, Hossain Ahmed, 60, was detained near the northern side of the airport's Balaka building after arriving in Dhaka from Cox's Bazar on Biman Bangladesh domestic flight BS-152, on Wednesday. Upon questioning, Hossain admitted to carrying Yaba pills inside his stomach.
He was taken to the airport medical unit, where an X-ray revealed 30 capsule-shaped objects in his abdomen.
Man held with 2,820 Yaba pills at HSIA
FE Team | Published: May 16, 2025 23:10:37
Man held with 2,820 Yaba pills at HSIA
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