2,355 yaba pills recovered from Dhaka airport

Some 2,355 yaba pills were recovered from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday.

An viation Security scanner identified a yaba-like object while scanning a cargo bag of post office around 7:20am, Group Captain AHM Touhid-ul-Ahsan, executive director of the airport, told the media.

Later, two squadron leaders and an ASP rushed to the spot and seized the pills.

The parcel was scheduled to go to Riyadh, said Touhid.

Four employees of Post Office were arrested for alleged involvement in the incident.

The yaba and arrestees were handed over to a representative of the Narcotics Control Department, said the HSIA executive director.