The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has arrested four additional members of a Jessore-based yaba trafficking group during a continued intelligence operation in Dhaka. The arrests took place on the night of July 6 in the Dholai Par area under Shyampur Police Station. Authorities seized 14,500 yaba tablets, 110,000 taka in cash, four mobile phones, and two motorcycles used for drug transport. The operation followed information obtained from a previous arrest involving 16,000 yaba tablets.

The detainees—Prince Mahmud, Monira Begum Misti, Zahirul Haque Tuhin, and Joli Begum—reportedly admitted to long-term involvement in organized yaba trading. The DNC stated that the group collected yaba shipments in Dhaka and transported them to Jessore by motorcycle to avoid law enforcement surveillance. Investigators found that the suspects maintained close personal and family ties, enabling them to operate as a coordinated network.

A case has been filed under the Narcotics Control Act, 2018, at Shyampur Police Station. The DNC said efforts are ongoing to identify other members, financiers, and associates of the network, and that nationwide intelligence monitoring and special operations will continue.