62,000 Yaba pills recovered from a hidden compartment in a pickup truck; one person arrested.

Noakhali Correspondent: Police in Senbagh, Noakhali, have recovered 62,000 Yaba pills that were cleverly concealed within the body of a pickup truck. A drug trafficker named Syed Nur (33) has been arrested in connection with the incident, while the driver of the pickup managed to escape after noticing the police.

Md. Shahjahan Kamal, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Senbagh Police Station, confirmed the development on Thursday afternoon (November 5). The operation took place around 1:15 AM on Wednesday night near the 'Senbagh Rastrar Matha' (Senbagh Road Junction) area on the Feni-Noakhali highway.

The arrested individual, Syed Nur, is the son of Abul Hashem from Paschim Sikdarpara village, located in Ward 5 of Nila Union (Union No. 5) in Teknaf Upazila, Cox's Bazar.

According to the police, they received a tip-off that a large consignment of narcotics was being transported from Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, toward Noakhali. Acting on this information, police set up a checkpoint near the Senbagh Road Junction on the Feni-Noakhali highway on Wednesday night to conduct vehicle searches.

During the operation, at approximately 1:15 AM, police stopped and searched a pickup truck arriving from Teknaf. They discovered 62,000 Yaba pills hidden using a sophisticated concealment method within the vehicle's body. Syed Nur, who was in the pickup, was arrested, while the driver fled the scene.

OC Md. Shahjahan Kamal added that a case has been filed at the Senbagh Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act. The arrested suspect will be produced before the Noakhali Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Thursday afternoon.