Police have arrested a suspected drug dealer with 93 yaba tablets during a special operation in Mahipur of Patuakhali. Two other alleged drug dealers managed to flee the scene after sensing the presence of police.

The arrested person has been identified as Md. Bellal Hossain Hawladar alias Billu, 41.

The operation was conducted around 7:00pm on Monday (August 10) on a dirt road in front of the Ayesha Siddika (RA) Jame Mosque in the Nayapara area under Mahipur Police Station.

According to police, an intelligence tip indicated that several drug dealers were staying in the Nayapara area to buy and sell yaba tablets. Acting on the information, a team from Mahipur Police Station immediately launched a special operation in the area.

With assistance from local residents, police arrested Bellal Hossain Hawladar at the scene. A search of his person led to the recovery of 93 yaba tablets.

During the operation, two other alleged yaba dealers, identified as Al Amin Khalifa, 42, and Md. Ruman, 22, fled the area after sensing the presence of police.

Mahipur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Shamim Hawladar said a regular case had been filed under the Narcotics Control Act against the arrested suspect and the two absconding suspects.

The case was filed at Mahipur Police Station as Case No. 04, dated August 10, 2026, under Section 36(1), Schedule 10(a)/41 of the Narcotics Control Act, 2018.

After completion of legal procedures, the arrested suspect was produced before the court.