yaba
Yaba peddling goes digital
Sohel Hossain*, a 48-year-old employee at a private company, has been consuming yaba for the past six years.
Bangladesh caught in a narco triangle
While Bangladesh is not a significant narcotics producer, geography puts it at the heart of three major Asian drug trade routes
Man with Yaba in stomach held at Dhaka airport
A man with around 4180 Yaba tablets kept hidden in his stomach is held at the domestic terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
7 lakh yaba pills recovered from boat in Naf river
Coast guards have recovered seven lakh pieces of contraband yaba pills from a boat in Naf River.
Yaba Trade in Teknaf: Surrender has little impact
The surrender of 102 drug lords on February 16 now seems merely an eyewash as the yaba empire in Teknaf remains mostly intact with some of their family members and paid agents taking care of the illegal trade.
1500 pieces of yaba found inside abandoned body in Dhaka hospital
A total of 1500 pieces of yaba tablets are found inside abandoned body of a woman in Dhaka.
3 held with 8.45 lakh yaba pills
The Rapid Action Battalion-1 yesterday claimed to have arrested three members of a yaba smuggling syndicate which brought the crazy drugs to Dhaka from Myanmar using a new sea route via Patuakhali for the last one year.
3 held with 8 lakh yaba tablets
Rapid Action Battalion claims to have arrested three members of a drug dealing syndicate with eight lakh pieces of yaba in Dhaka.
Youth held with yaba at Dhaka airport
The Airport Armed Police Battalion (AAPBn) arrests a passenger with 2000 yaba pills soon after he lands at the domestic terminal at the airport in Dhaka from Cox’s Bazar.
3 lakh pieces yaba seized at St Maritn’s Island
Members of Coast Guard in a drive have recovered three lakh pieces of Yaba tablets from St. Martin's Island in Teknaf upazila.
Yaba factory busted in Ctg, 2.5 lakh pills seized
Detectives bust a yaba factory and arrest four persons including a woman with 2.5 lakh pieces of the contraband drug in Chittagong city.
Rohingya man held with 35,000 yaba tablets
A Rohingya man has been held at Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf with 35,000 pieces of contraband yaba tablets.
The yellow menace
Law enforcers are concerned about a new variety of yaba, because unlike the conventional pills, these are yellow, odourless and large enough to be mistaken for prescription drugs.
3 Rohingya youths held with 20,000 yaba in Teknaf
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members has arrested three Rohingya youths along with 20,925 pieces of yaba from Naf river in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
Yaba trade in Bangladesh
The torrent of Yaba inflow into our country and rapid increase in its use, particularly amongst the youth is, perhaps, the biggest danger faced by the society after the threat of extremism. History is replete with examples of devastation of societies due to unbridled use of addictive substances.
1750 yaba tablets seized
Detective Branch (DB) of Police in separate drives arrested two drug peddlers with illegal drugs and arms in Dewanganj and Islampur upazilas of the district on Monday night.
The curse of yaba persists
Methamphetamine, commonly known as “yaba,” has over the last decade taken a hold on our society as it went from a trendy, synthetic drug for the elite to mass consumption.
‘Yaba trader’ killed in Patuakhali ‘shootout’
Alleged Yaba trader is killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Patuakhali town.
80,000 yaba tablets seized
The Border Guard Bangladesh arrested a Myanmar national and seized 80,000 yaba tablets worth around Tk 2.4 crore at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar yesterday morning.
