TDS Desk:

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers, including a woman, along with 42,220 pieces of Yaba pills from Ashulia union under Savar upazila of the capital on Friday afternoon.

A team of RAB-4 conducted a raid in Ashulia Police Station area and arrested Mozzamel Haque Iqbal, 48, and Mortuza Akhter Ruma, 37, from Chattogram district.

A press release from RAB-4 confirmed the detention and recoverey on Saturday afternoon.

During the raid, they have seized 42,220 pieces of Yaba pills, money and a mobile phone from their possession, said the notification.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested persons collected various drugs including Yaba tablets from different parts of the country and smuggled those in Savar, Dhamrai, Ashulia and other nearby areas of Dhaka district for a long time, reads the press release.

The legal actions have been taken against the arrested persons, the release added.