25th December, 2020 09:32:04
Smuggling of the deadly drug Yaba into Bangladesh has not stopped yet despite the government’s crackdown against the banned narcotic as top smugglers are going unpunished.
Detective sources said only grass-roots traders are being arrested with Yaba tablets in different places of the country, but their ringleaders remain out of touch.
Recently, 102 listed Yaba smugglers, including 16 relatives of former lawmaker Bodi, have surrendered to law enforcers in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar, they mentioned.
Over 50 top drug traffickers, including some godfathers and police officers, who are on the list of the home ministry, have still remained out of tough, they added.
Yaba trader killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight: Rab
Star Online Report
Star Online Report
A yaba trader has been killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion in Teknaf upazila of Cox s Bazar last night, Rab said today.
Rab members seized 10,000 yaba tablets, one locally made firearm, a knife and three bullets from the spot, our Cox s Bazar staff correspondent reports.
Two Rab members also sustained injuries during the gunfight, Rab-15 said in a text message around 10:00am today.
Rab-15 Assistant Superintendent of Police Md Shah Alam said a Rab team saw a group of people running while patrolling Baharchara area last night.