"He travels by air, sends yaba in fish truck to Dhaka"
Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) arrested an Teknaf-based yaba dealer along with 33,000 pieces of the contraband item from Dhaka's Uttara area early today (October 26, 2022).
Arrestee Ershadul Haque (32), a "yaba kingpin", had been smuggling and trading yaba under the guise of running fish projects in Ukhiya, said Rasheduzzaman, deputy director of DNC's Dhaka Metro North unit.
The DNC official said they arrested Ershad based on information of his two Dhaka-based accomplice arrested from Dakshin khan area on Monday (October 24, 2022).
A BBA graduate from a local government college, Ershad had direct connection with yaba dealers in Myanmar and used Rohingyas to smuggle the tablets in the country.
He has several fish projects in Ukhiya and used to send yaba pills in Dhaka in fish trucks, the DNC official said adding he himself used to travel by air to dodge law enforcers.
Rasheduzzaman said Ershad brought several consignments in Dhaka in similar way.
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