The police arrested four persons with 230 pieces of yaba tablets from Barapool area, Halishahar police station in the port city yesterday.
The arrested were identified as Rabiul Alam, 28, Abdul Mannan alias Enam, 23, Md Salauddin, 34, and Nurul Alam, 30. All of the arrestees are hailed from Chakaria upazila in Cox’s Bazar.
“We arrested the four people after conducting a drive. They used to sell the contraband stimulating tablets in the city after bringing them from Cox’s Bazar,” said Pranab Chowdhury, officer-in-Ccharge of Halishahar police station.
“We seized 230 pieces of yaba pills from their possession. A case was lodged against them,” added the OC.