Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a former assistant sub-inspector of police and a teenage girl along with 574 pieces of yaba tablets in Khulna on Sunday.
The drug traffickers were identified as Jahangir Alam, 30, son of Shibbir Hossain, hailing from Raipur in Thakurgaon district and Nishat, 18, daughter of Liton Sheikh of the same area, UNB reported.
On information, a team of the elite force conducted a drive in Khalishpur area and arrested the duo along with the contraband pills, said assistant commanding officer Solaiman Hawlader of RAB-6.
The RAB official said Jahangir was terminated from his job for his involvement in illicit activities.
