The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) arrested two Rohingya nationals with 8,200 yaba pills during an operation in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area. The detainees were identified as Md. Jubayer, 29, and Md. Hedayetullah, 22, both residents of the Leda Camp in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar. The arrests were confirmed by Shamim Ahmed, Deputy Director of the DNC’s Dhaka Metro (North) office.

According to the DNC, the arrests were made based on secret information through separate operations. During preliminary interrogation, the two admitted to collecting yaba tablets from Teknaf and distributing them in Dhaka and other parts of the country. Two separate cases have been filed against them.

The operation highlights the continued efforts of the DNC to curb drug trafficking networks linking Cox’s Bazar and the capital.