Police have arrested a young man with 15 yaba tablets in separate drives in Lalmohan, Bhola. A convicted fugitive was also arrested in the operation. In addition, a mobile court sentenced another person to seven days in jail.

At around 9:45pm on Sunday (October 4), police arrested Rinton Chandra Dey, 24, during a special drive on a paved road south of Shimultala Chourasta Bazar in Ward No. 5 of Paschim Char Umed Union under Lalmohan Police Station. Fifteen yaba tablets were recovered from his possession.

According to police, SI Khandaker Md Kamrul Islam, along with other officers and members of the force, conducted the special operation and arrested Rinton with the yaba tablets.

Meanwhile, ASI Md Mozammel Haque arrested Masud, a convicted accused in GR Case No. 59/17. Masud is the son of late Selim and a resident of Ward No. 6 in Ashuli area of Lalmohan.

Police also said a mobile court sentenced another person to seven days in jail.

A case has been filed at Lalmohan Police Station under Section 36(1), Schedule 10(a) of the Narcotics Control Act, 2018, over the recovery of the yaba tablets. The case number is 12, dated October 4, 2026, while the GR number is 267.