Policeman among three detained with Yaba pills in Cox’s Bazar

Three people, including a policeman, were detained with 7,500 pieces of contraband Yaba pills at Ramu in Cox’s Bazar district on Tuesday night.

The detainees are Zahidul Islam, 33, a wireless operator at Ramu police station; his cohorts Avijit Chowdhury, 35, son of Babul Chowdhury of Chattogram’s Patiya; and Pushan Chowdhury, 37, son of Nantu Chowdhury of the district’s Raozan.

Sirajul Mostafa, Assistant Director of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) in Cox’s Bazar, said they conducted a drive at a house rented by the accused cop in Mondalpara of Ramu upazila from 11:00 pm to 1:00 am on Tuesday after being tipped off that Zahidul and others had been running drug peddling operations for a long time.

During the drive, a total of 7,500 pieces of Yaba tablets were seized from a private car parked in front of the house, he said.

Means of taking Yaba pills and empty bottles of alcohol were found inside the house, Sirajul added.

A process was underway to file a case accusing the trio, the DNC official said.

Locals said outsiders regularly visited the house and consumed drugs, but no one dared to raise their voice out of fear of cop Zahidul.

The cop rented the house from the wife of Saudi Arabia expatriate Mobarak Hossain.