Police constable Jahangir Alam (L) and the autorickshaw driver Shamsul Islam (R).
A team of Narcotics Control Department (DNC)in a drive arrested a police constable along with a huge consignment of Yaba pills from Cox's Bazar Sadar upazila on Sunday.
Additionally, the team also arrested a CNG autorickshaw driver allegedly for his involvement in the drug smuggling.
The arrested Jahangir Alam, 30, is a resident of Mogoltula area under Muktagacha upazila of Mymensingh district and working as a police constable in Dhaka Judge Court. The driver is Shamsul Islam, 32, from Uttar Pukuria area under Ukhiya's Rajpalong union.
Sirajul Mostofa, Director of Cox's Bazar DNC, confirmed the information on Sunday afternoon.
The director said that based on secret information, the department was informed that a huge consignment of Yaba is being smuggled to Dhaka from Cox's Bazar. Being tipped-off, they challenged an autorickshaw and recovered 35,000 pieces of Yaba pills from the police constable's possession.
At that time, they also arrested the driver in connection with the drug smuggling, he said.
A case was filed with Cox's Bazar Sadar Police Station against the duo under Narcotics Control Act and legal actions will be taken in this regard, added the DNC official.
