Toufiq obtained his bachelor’s degree while Khaled completed his post-graduation.

He even used to consume up to 20 yaba pills in one go, the RAB sources said.Īlso Read - Crystal meth worth 60L seized in Dhaka, 6 held Already highly addicted to yaba tablets, he became involved in the “Ice trade” to make a quick buck. Zubein had graduated in the UK and upon his return to Bangladesh, he had been living in Uttara. Sabuj, Rakib and Khaled were tasked with the shipment of 'Ice', with Rudra working as a chemist in the apartment. Since all their clients were listed, they used to keep an eye on them regularly,” Moin said.Įven though Toufiq used to coordinate everything of their “business”, Zubein was the main financier. “Upon serving them Ice and yaba pills, they used to rob them of money at gun point. In some cases, their clients were forced to consume the drugs in their apartment, where the crime ring would blackmail them too. After that, they would send those to rich young men and women” the RAB official said. “The arrestees are members of a closed group and used to collect the drug items from Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar. Their main target group is the young men and women from well-off families. There are more than 50 'Ice' abusers in Dhaka city now, who used to buy the drug item from them regularly. 'Ice' contains a much higher proportion of methamphetamine.Īlso Read - Biggest 'ice' haul busted in Bangladesh Yaba, the most popular variant in Bangladesh, is usually mixed with caffeine. It is referred to by various colloquial names, including crystal, meth, speed and yaba, depending on location and proportion of pure methamphetamine. Methamphetamine is a nervous system stimulant, and among the world's most notorious and addictive drugs. Also, 13 firearms, replicas of firearms, several airguns, walkie talkies, swords and electronic shockers were seized then. The accused used to bring the contraband drug item along with yaba pills from Cox’s Bazar, and then sold those across the capital and elsewhere.ĭuring the raid, the law enforcers seized “Ice”, yaba pills, foreign liquor, cannabis, instruments used for drug consumption and different chemical reagents and lab equipment. Most of them are private university students. They were held from different areas of Uttara during a drive in the small hours on Friday. The arrested “Ice” ring kingpin is Toufiq Hossain and his aides are Jamirul Chowdhury Zubein, Arafat Abedin Rudra, Rakib Khan Bashar, Khaled Iqbal and Saiful Islam Sabuj. They have been selling “Ice” for the last two years, and used to serve the drugs to their clients in the apartment. They were selling crystal meth in Dhaka city in the guise of running a ‘buying house’Įlite force Rapid Action Battalion claims to have arrested the chief and his five aides of a syndicate involved in peddling the highly addictive stimulant drug called crystal methamphetamine, better known as “Ice”.Ĭommander Khandaker Al Moin, director of RAB's legal and media wing, said that the gang used to run the drug business from an apartment in the area, which they had rented in the pretext of running a “buying house”, reports Bangla Tribune.

Meth syndicate