Railway steward arrested with 4,850 yaba pills in Ctg

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a steward of the Cox's Bazar Express with 4,850 yaba pills at Chattogram Railway Station on Monday.

The accused was identified as Md Mahabur Rahman, 20.

The intercity Cox's Bazar Express operates on the Cox’s Bazar-Dhaka route via Chattogram.

RAB-7 Assistant Director (Media) ARM Mozzaffar Hossain said that acting on a tip-off, they conducted a raid at Chattogram Railway Station.

The train arrived from Cox’s Bazar at the station around 4pm. Sensing the presence of the RAB personnel, Mahabur allegedly tried to flee from the compartment no ‘Ja.’

They apprehended him and recovered the yaba tablets from his bag, the official said.

Legal action in this connection was under process, he added.