Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained five people along with 18600 Yaba tablets from Jatrabari area in the capital early Sunday.
The detainees are Shohag Chowdhury, 25, Riazul Islam, 24, Afriz Chowdhury, 25, Shaon, 20, and Mahabubul Alam Shubho, 25.
Tipped off, a team of Rab-3 conducted a drive in the area and detained them along with the Yaba pills, said a press release of Rab Headquarters, reports UNB.
The detainees were involved in selling drugs after purchasing it from Cox’s Bazar, the release added.