Published: 12:06 AM, 01 August 2026
Rab uncovers yaba 'factory' in Keraniganj, arrests 4
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) says it has uncovered a yaba manufacturing factory in Dhaka's Keraniganj and arrested four people along with 1,968 yaba tablets, raw materials and equipment used to produce the drug.
The arrestees are Md Alamgir alias Ande, 40, Md Ali Arman, 36, Md Shahjahan, 40, and Sonia, 30.
Speaking at a press briefing at the RAB Media Centre in the capital's Karwan Bazar on Friday (31 July), RAB-10 commander Additional DIG Mohammad Asaduzzaman said acting on a tip-off, a team of Rab-10 conducted a drive at the factory in the Moddho Char Dakshin Baluchar area under Keraniganj Model Police Station on Thursday night.
"During the raid, we seized 1,968 yaba tablets, various powder-like raw materials, manufacturing equipment, five mobile phones and a weighing scale," he added.
He also said the four arrestees told Rab during interrogation that they had been involved in yaba production for the past two years. Their interrogation also indicated that the group may have been operating additional manufacturing facilities, the RAB-10 commander said.
Three drug-related cases have been filed against Alamgir with Ramna, Kamrangirchar and Mohammadpur police stations, said the Rab-10 commander, adding that all the arrestees are professional drug dealers.
The group allegedly operated a drug distribution network in Kamrangirchar, Old Dhaka and other parts of the capital, he added.
"Legal proceedings against the four are underway," he mentioned.
