Man held with Yaba pills in stomach at Dhaka airport

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UNB, Dhaka :

Airport Armed Police have detained a man who was carrying 4,675 Yaba pills in his stomach from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

The detainee was identified as Masud Khan, 39, of Chandpur district.

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Additional SP of Airport Armed Police (AAP) Mohammad Ziaul Haque said they detained Masud on suspicion in front of the domestic terminal around 11:50 pm on Sunday.

During preliminary interrogation, Masud revealed that he had kept 4,675 Yaba pills in his stomach which were recovered later, he added.

A case was filed at the Airport police station under the Narcotics Control Act, the official said.