File photo of yaba pills seized by law enforcement agencies Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneSurveillance has increased in the border areasFollowing the surrender of 102 drug traders in Cox's Bazar, law enforcement agencies have bolstered their drives to stop the inflow of yaba pills in Bangladesh. According to law enforcement, yaba pills worth around Tk34 crore, in total, were seized in the district in February alone. "We are especially conducting drives against the low-level drug traders in the district and have been able to successfully arrest the smugglers as well." Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) 15 Cox's Bazar office Company Commander Major Mehedi Hasan said: "Our members are playing an important role in the anti-drug drive. The RAB official said: "Recently Nurul Alam, the prime suspect of Cox’s Bazar Ansar Camp attack, was killed in a gunfight with us."

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 05, 2019 07:30 UTC