Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested in the city and Wazirpur with about 10,000 pieces of yaba tablets. Barishal Metropolitan Police Commissioner (BMP) Mosharraf Hossain said this at a press briefing at BMP office yesterday.

He said, “On the basis of secret information, they seized 9,800 pieces of yaba tablets worth about Tk 40 lakh from Nasir Matubbar, 32, a passenger of cabin no 347 of M V Parabat-11 launch anchored at Barishal port after reaching from Dhaka” .

Police also arrested Azim Hossain, 30, who came there to receive the consignment of the drug. One motorcycle and five mobile phones seized from them, he added.

Police filed a case under Narcotics Control Act against the three accused and handed over them  to Kotwali police station. Later court sent them to jail .

On other hand one Jagangir Shikdar,35, was arrested from Otra under Wazirpur police station with 24  pieces of yaba tablets, said Shishir Kumar Pal, officer in charge of Wazirpur police station.