Two Rohingya women were arrested with 14,000 yaba pills in a special operation by the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) in Jashore on Wednesday morning.
The operation took place around 7:20 am in the Rajarhat area under Kotwali Model Police Station.
Officials conducted the raid on the north side in front of B.K. City Hotel and Resort, located south of the Rajarhat crematorium on the Jashore-Khulna highway.
The arrested women were identified as Sokina Akter, 30, daughter of Shabbir Ahmed, and Shukutara, 20, daughter of Fazal Ahmed.
Both are from Kutupalong Registered Camp under Ukhiya Police Station in Cox’s Bazar District sheltering Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.
During the raid, authorities recovered a total of 14,000 yaba tablets, with one suspect carrying 6,000 and the other 8,000 tablets.
Two mobile phones used by the suspects were also seized.
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DNC Sub-Inspector M. Rafiza Khatun filed a regular case under the Narcotics Control Act against the suspects at Kotwali Model Police Station.
DNC Jashore Deputy Director Parveen Akhtar said anti-drug operations are ongoing and strict legal action will be taken against drug traffickers under a zero-tolerance policy.