Staff Correspondent, Sylhet
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested two people along with 17,000 contraband yaba pills in a private car from the city’s Sobhanighat area on Saturday afternoon.
The arrestees were identified as Kabir Ahmed, 38, son of late Abdul Khaleque hailed from Pirnagar under Jakiganj upazila, and Manindra Sarkar, 27, son of Ratindra Sarkar hailed from Kushalpur village under Khaliajuri upazila of Netrakona.
Additional Superintendent of Police M Moniruzzaman, media officer of Rab-9, said a team of the elite force challenged the private car in front of Hotel Eastern around 3:45pm.
The Yaba pills were recovered after searching the vehicle, he said, adding that they arrested the car inmates and seized the vehicle.
Later, the arrestees were handed over to Kotwali Police Station, the Rab official said.