Two Held with 576 Yaba Tablets in Rangpur

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 arrested two alleged drug traders with 576 pieces of Yaba tablets from the Modern Mour area in the metropolis on Thursday night, reports media.

The arrested persons were identified as Md Moynul Islam, 55, and Md Mominul Islam alias Momin, 28, of Ashratpur Modern area under Ward no-15 of Rangpur City Corporation.

"On a tip off, an operational team of the Crime Prevention Specialized company of RAB-13 arrested them with the Yaba tablets from the spot," said a press release issued here today.

The elite force also seized two mobile phone sets and cash money from the possessions of the detainees during the raid.

During primary interrogation, the detainees admitted that they had been involved in trading drugs in connivance with their other cohorts for a long time.

After filing a case in this connection against the arrested persons, the elite force handed them over to Tajhat police station of Rangpur Metropolitan Police today.

"More investigation continues secretly to nab other absconding associates of the arrested persons," the release added.