Law enforcement agencies on Saturday carry out a raid at the residence of top yaba smugglers in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar Dhaka Tribune‘With the huge amount of money made from the illegal trade, these people have built houses like palaces’Law authorities for the first time seized assets from top yaba smugglers in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar. Police seized three duplex buildings and land worth over Tk30 crore, following a court order on Saturday. The smugglers whose assets have been seized are Ejahar Mia, 70, and his two sons Nurul Hoque Bhutto, 32, and Nur Mohammad alias Mongri, 35. Teknaf Model police station OC, Pradip Kumar Das, supervised the raid in Nazirpara of Teknaf till 3pm, and confiscated the assets. She said none of her relatives were involved in the yaba trade.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 01, 2019 16:41 UTC