# Children Forced to Swallow 6,615 Yaba Tablets by Drug Trafficking Syndicate for Just Tk 8,000

> Two children, aged nine and 12, were allegedly used by a drug trafficking syndicate to smuggle 6,615 yaba tablets from Ukhiya to Chattogram by swallowing 133 packets. RAB detained the children and a woman in Anwara. Doc…

Published: 2026-09-08 · Desk: Bangladesh · Source: The Business Standard

Two children, aged nine and 12, were allegedly recruited by a drug trafficking syndicate to smuggle 6,615 yaba tablets from Ukhiya to Chattogram by swallowing 133 packets, RAB said. The children were reportedly promised Tk4,000 each for the dangerous task.

Acting on a tip-off, RAB detained the children along with a woman in Anwara and took them to Chattogram Medical College Hospital. Doctors subsequently removed the capsules under medical supervision. The children are now stable and under observation, while RAB is investigating to identify those behind the operation.

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