Woman Arrested After Concealing Yaba on Train

A woman has been arrested after allegedly attempting to smuggle yaba tablets to Dhaka by concealing them inside her body while travelling on a passenger train. Officers from the Brahmanbaria Railway Police detained the suspect during a targeted operation at Brahmanbaria Railway Station and recovered 50 yaba tablets from her possession.

The arrest was confirmed on Wednesday night, 8 July, by Sub-Inspector Md Shah Alam Mia, Officer-in-Charge of the Brahmanbaria Railway Police Outpost.

The accused has been identified as Sabitri Rani Brahma, 50, a resident of Banikpara in Ward No. 5 of Akhaura Municipality in Brahmanbaria. She is the wife of Nirmal Brahma.

According to police, the operation was conducted on Monday, 6 July, at around 11:00 a.m. after officers received confidential intelligence suggesting that a female passenger was transporting yaba tablets to Dhaka aboard the Chattala Express train, which had departed from Akhaura.

Acting on the information, a Railway Police team took up positions at Brahmanbaria Railway Station before the train arrived. Once the train reached the station, officers, assisted by female police personnel, identified and searched the suspect in accordance with established procedures. During the search, they recovered a small packet containing 50 yaba tablets that had allegedly been concealed in a private part of her body.

She was arrested immediately, and the recovered tablets were seized as evidence.

Speaking about the operation, SI Md Shah Alam Mia said the arrest was the result of intelligence-led policing aimed at disrupting the movement of illegal drugs through the country’s railway network. He confirmed that a case had been filed against the suspect under the Narcotics Control Act and that she had subsequently been produced before a court, which ordered her to be sent to jail pending further legal proceedings.

Police said the investigation is continuing to determine whether the woman was acting independently or as part of a wider drug trafficking network. Officers are also examining the intended destination of the narcotics and whether other individuals may have been involved in organising the alleged shipment.

Yaba, a combination of methamphetamine and caffeine, remains one of the most commonly trafficked illicit drugs in Bangladesh. Law enforcement agencies have repeatedly warned that traffickers are adopting increasingly sophisticated methods to evade detection, including concealing narcotics inside luggage, vehicles and, in some cases, on or inside the human body.

Railway stations and long-distance passenger trains have remained under regular surveillance as part of broader anti-narcotics operations, with authorities carrying out intelligence-based searches to intercept illegal drug consignments before they reach major urban markets. Police reiterated that such operations will continue as part of ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking and protect public safety.