Armed Police Battalion (APBn) officers seized 10,000 yaba tablets and arrested a Rohingya drug dealer during a pre-dawn raid in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, on April 13, 2026. The operation took place at Block-B/18 of Camp-8/East in the Balukhali area, under the jurisdiction of the Panbazar Police Camp. Acting on a tip-off, police searched the home of Rohingya resident Md. Ilias and recovered the amphetamine-type tablets from a locked blue polypack hidden inside a black plastic bag.

According to police sources, the seized drugs were documented in the presence of witnesses. The arrested suspect, Md. Ilias, is the son of Nur Amin from the same camp. APBn commander Riaz Uddin Ahmed stated that operations against drugs and other crimes in the Rohingya camps are ongoing and will continue to be intensified. Legal proceedings are underway to file a regular case with Ukhiya Police Station.

The operation underscores continued law enforcement efforts to curb narcotics trafficking within the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.