Two arrested with Yaba in Jashore following VDP leader's tip-off
Jashore Correspondent
Police arrested two youths along with five Yaba tablets during a raid driven by information provided by a Village Defence Party (VDP) leader in Keshabpur Upazila of Jashore, officials said on Friday.
A team from the Chingra Bazar Police Outpost, led by Sub-Inspector (SI) Md. Shamim Hossain, conducted the operation at Mirzanagar village in Trimohini Union late Tuesday night (October 6).
The raid was launched after Sagardari Union VDP Team Leader Md. Ali Hossain passed specific intelligence regarding local drug activity to law enforcement officers.
The arrestees were identified as Md. Mehedi Hasan (26), son of Zakat Gazi from Mirzanagar village, and Md. Hasibur Rahman Sagar (20), son of Azizul Moral from Sagardari village. Officers recovered three Yaba tablets from Mehedi Hasan, while Hasibur Rahman Sagar was apprehended in the act of consuming drugs with two Yaba tablets in his possession.
Police stated that legal proceedings under the Narcotics Control Act are underway against the detainees.
