Khulna: Police arrested a suspected drug peddler with 4,000 yaba tablets during an anti-drug operation in the city's Labanchara area on Wednesday afternoon, said a KMP press release. The arrested person was identified as Md Anwar Hossain, 35, son of Md Siraj Sheikh of Sufian Colony, Jele Para under Pahartali Police Station in Chattogram.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, a team of Labanchara Police, acting on a tip-off, set up a check-post near the Southgate Restaurant, west of Khulna Palli Bidyut Samity in Tikrabadh area, around 4:30pm. During the operation, the police detained a man on suspicion and searched him, recovering 4,000 yaba tablets from his possession.
The operation was conducted under the overall supervision of KMP South Division Additional Deputy Commissioner Amit Kumar Barman and Labanchara Police Station Officer-in-Charge Syed Mosharraf Hossain. A regular case under the Narcotics Control Act is being filed against the arrested person and further legal action is underway, police said.