Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested eight persons including six Myanmar nationals along with six lakh Yaba tablets at Patenga of the city early Sunday.
The arrested Myanmar nationals are: Nur Kabir, 40, Jamal Hossain, 45, Bashir Ahmad, 35, Jobi Ullah, 25, Bashi Ullah, 25 and Akter Hossain, 23 while the rest two Bangladeshi nationals were Ali Juhor, 38 and Shahjahan, 45.
On secret information, a team of RAB-7 arrested them from Sluice Gate area of Charpara under Patenga Thana around 12:30am, said Lieutenant Colonel Miftah Uddin Ahmed, commanding officer of RAB-7. The arrested Myanmar nationals were currently residing in Kutu Palong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, RAB sources said.
-BSS