Crime
Two Ghanaian footballers arrested in Bangladesh for drugs
Two Ghanaian footballers have reportedly been arrested in Bangladesh for allegedly selling drugs.
Twum Frank Ntini and Richard Dzifa Appiae were arrested and detained in for allegedly possessing 7,500 pieces of Yaba tablets.
Yaba tablet contains a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine and the illicit use of this drug combination has caused problems in South East Asian countries.
Chattogram city’s Bakalia Thana police arrested the duo on Friday, 3 January 2020 following a tip-off.
The two men got down from a bus in Shah Amanat Bridge area around 2 am while going to Dhaka from Cox’s Bazar.
Following their suspicious movement, police challenged them and recovered the Yaba pills from their possession after a search.
During interrogation, the duo revealed that they were smuggling the drugs for one Mohammad Masud in the capital.
Following the information, police arrested Masud from Bashundhara Residential Area in the capital in the afternoon, he said.
Ntini and Appiae play in different football leagues in Bangladesh.
-
News23 hours ago
Active WWII bomb discovered near German stadium
-
Metro12 hours ago
Police foil kidnapping attempt, rescue three victims in Bauchi
-
News12 hours ago
Tinubu mourns Enugu senator Ayogu Eze
-
News9 hours ago
Beware of fake students’ loan website, NELFUND warns Nigerians
-
News8 hours ago
EFCC: Abuja American School to refund Yahaya Bello’s $760k children’s fees
-
health12 hours ago
UK pledges £1b to support Nigeria’s fight against malaria
-
Economy12 hours ago
Good tax system will attract foreign investment – CITN
-
News10 hours ago
Mark Zuckerberg loses $18b as Meta stock drops