Online desk : A UP member at Ukhia upazila in Cox’s Bazar district and his associate were arrested with 1,000 Yaba tablets.
The detainees are: Nurul Absar Choudhury, 35, UP member of Ward No. 1 under Palangkhali union in the upazila, and his associate Nurul Alam Chowdhury, 51.
Locals said Nurul Absar is the vice president of Ukhia Upzila Awami League while Nurul Alam is local government secretary of Krishak League.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) assistant director (Media) Abdullah Mohammad Sheikh Saadi said on information that Nurul Absar is selling drugs at his home, a team of RAB conducted a drive in Balukhali area and detained them with Yaba tablets on Monday night.
Ukhia Police Station officer in-charge (OC) Marzina Akter said a drug case was filled in this connection.
