A police officer in Chattogram has been withdrawn following allegations that 100,000 yaba tablets recovered from another police member went missing. The incident occurred while the drugs were being transported from Cox’s Bazar to Chattogram city. On Wednesday night, Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Aftab Uddin was removed from his post and attached to the police lines. The action was confirmed by Chattogram Metropolitan Police Additional Commissioner (Traffic, Administration and Finance) Wahidul Haque Chowdhury.

According to police sources, the yaba tablets were seized from a police member during transit, but discrepancies later emerged regarding the recovered quantity. An internal investigation was launched, revealing alleged negligence and irregularities in duty performance by the Kotwali OC. As an administrative measure, he was withdrawn from his position pending further inquiry.

A departmental investigation into the disappearance of the seized yaba tablets is currently underway, according to officials familiar with the matter.