Cox's Bazar police seize 300,000 Yaba tablets in luxury apartment raid

Police in Cox's Bazar conducted a raid on a luxury apartment in the Shahid Smaran area, seizing 300,000 Yaba tablets. The operation took place at approximately 3:00 AM on Sunday at the ‘Purbita’ building in Koral Reef.

Three individuals were arrested during the raid: Md. Arman from Shariatpur, Shamim from Pirojpur, and Mohammad Rakib from Bhola. According to the Cox's Bazar Sadar Model Police Station, the suspects were using the apartment to stockpile drugs before transporting them to Dhaka, Narayanganj, and other parts of the country via private vehicles.

Initial interrogations revealed that a man named Rahat from Narayanganj had rented the flat. The suspects also claimed that a previous shipment of 2 million Yaba tablets had been dispatched from the same location. A case has been filed under the Narcotics Control Act, and authorities are working to apprehend the ringleader, Rahat, and other members of the syndicate.