Police have arrested a 42-year-old man and recovered 127 yaba pills allegedly hidden inside a cigarette packet beneath firewood in the kitchen of his house in Paba upazila of Rajshahi.
The arrestee, identified as Md Sakim, is the son of Abdul Khalek of Bagdhani village in the upazila.
Police conducted the raid at his residence in Bagdhani around 11:45pm on Sunday (November 8), acting on a tip-off.
According to police, a team led by Sub-Inspector (Investigation) M Abdul Hannan of Paba Police Station searched Sakim's body and house. Later, following information provided by him, police recovered the yaba pills from a cigarette packet concealed beneath firewood in the kitchen.
The seized pills have an estimated market value of Tk 38,100, police said.
A case was filed under the Narcotics Control Act at Paba Police Station on Monday (November 9). The arrestee was subsequently sent to jail through the court.
Speaking to this correspondent, M Abdul Hannan, investigation officer of Paba Police Station, said police were working with utmost vigilance and professionalism in line with the directives of the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police commissioner.
"Operations against drugs, juvenile gangs, extortion, mugging, abduction and other criminal activities are continuing. We are following a zero-tolerance policy against drugs and online gambling. No one involved in criminal activities will be spared," he said.
