Dhaka, April 2 -- A man was held in a raid with 1,095 pieces of Yaba tablets on Thursday from Dakshin Tilaipara Bottola village in Bhurungamari upazila of Kurigram.

The arrested was identified as Md. Safar Ali, 56, son of late Abdus Sobhan of the village.

"On a tip-off, an operational team of the RAB-13 from its Rangpur battalion headquarters conducted a raid in the area and nabbed Safar Ali with the contraband Yaba tablets from the spot," a press release said.

During preliminary interrogation, the arrested person admitted his involvement in drug trading in connivance with his other cohorts for a long time. "After filing a case against the arrested person in this connection, the elite force handed him over to Bhurungamari Police Statio...