Airport Armed Police (AAP) detained 2 people at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Wednesday, including a woman, for carrying 4 thousand yaba tablets.
The detainees are Sajjad Hossain Hridoy, 28, and Nazmin Akter Jui, 24.
Alamgir Hossen, Additional Police Super of Airport Armed Police told Dhaka Tribune, that the two were moving around suspiciously just outside the airport terminal.
“Strip searching them, 2,000 yaba tablets were found on Sajjad Hossain Hridoy, and 1,820 tablets were seized from Naznin Akter Jui,” he said.
The yaba haul has a market value of Tk19 lakh, police said.
Yaba is a combination of a number of stimulants. The two main substances that make up the drug are caffeine and methamphetamine, otherwise known as crystal meth.
A case has been filed with the Airport police station in connection with the yaba possession.