Man held with yaba, cocktails recovered

Detective Branch (DB) police have detained a man with 30 yaba tablets and recovered three cocktails and materials used to make explosives from his father-in-law’s house in Pirojpur.

The detainee, identified as Mir Sohag, was held during a raid in Chungapasha village of Pirojpur Sadar upazila on Tuesday evening.

According to police, acting on information provided by Sohag during questioning, DB members later searched the house of his father-in-law, Razzak Howlader.

Three cocktails and various materials used to make the explosive devices were recovered during the search.

Officer-in-Charge of Pirojpur DB Police Mohammad Hossain Al Mahabub confirmed the incident, saying Sohag was in DB custody. Legal proceedings in connection with the incident were underway.