4 held over smuggling Yaba to US

Police have arrested four persons from the capital for their involvement in smuggling Yaba pills to the United States through Bangladesh's postal service.

The law enforcers have also seized 80 Yaba pills from their possessions, said DMP's Khilgaon zone assistant commissioner Julfiqar Ali.

During interrogation, the arrested persons confessed to their involvement in the smuggling process.

Police recovered a receipt of the Postal service which shows a booking of a parcel containing 3.34 kgs of ready-made garment items for a person in New York.   

Acting on information, gleaned from the arrested, Zulfiqar Ali enquired at the Dhaka General Post Office (GPO) and came to know the parcel had already been sent to Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) for shipment.

Later, police with the help of GPO authorities  went to the HISA on Monday noon and after a search found two jeans pants having 68 stripes .

Some 2,040 Yaba pills were recovered from the stripes.   

MRR/LY