The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Much-talked-about businessman Aziz Mohammad Bhai is likely to be questioned by law enforcing agencies in connection with the seizure of huge contraband drug Yaaba from an apartment at the city's posh Gulshan area and arrest of his nephew Amin Huda.

On the other hand, paramours of the arrested godfather of drug dealers Amin Huda are now under the close watch of law enforcers. The law enforcers have prepared a list after identifying them in their preliminary investigation. In the list there are names of female students of different private universities, female showbiz stars, ramp models and band members.

After the arrest of Amin Huda and his associate Ahsanul Huque Hasan, both RAB and Gulshan police have been examining whether Aziz Mohammad Bhai had any involvement in Yaaba trading in the capital. If the involvement of Aziz Mohammad Bhai is found he might be questioned, sources at the RAB headquarters said yesterday.

Arrested Amin Huda has already disclosed the names of about one dozen of his female friends and several Yaaba dealers to the RAB. These dealers live in the city's Gulshan, Badda, Uttara and Mirpur areas. Members of the RAB intelligence wing have started close watching on the activities of Amin Huda's friends.

It is learnt that the RAB detectives have started monitoring of the movements of several female friends of Amin Huda at Gulshan, Baridhara and Banani areas.

Amin Huda and his accomplice Ahsanul Huque Hasan arrested on charge of drug trading were given to eight-day police remand in two cases when they were produced before the court yesterday.

Amin Huda, nephew of business tycoon Aziz Mohammad Bhai, and Ahsan were given to police remand by magistrate Mahbubur Rahman after they were produced before court by Gulshan police sub-inspector Helal at 4:00pm yesterday.

RAB arrested them from the posh area of Gulshan on Thursday were prosecuted by the police under the Special Powers and Narcotics Acts.

Another case was filed against them after seizure of VoIP equipment worth about Tk 5 crore from their possession.

Meanwhile, three youths--Tomal, Kollol and Salman-who were arrested along with Yaaba and porno CDs were taken to a five-day remand for the second time yesterday.

Investigating Officer sub-inspector Abdur Rashid said it was possible to arrest Yaaba drug dealer and manufacturer Amin Huda after interrogating these youths under the first-phase of the remand. "We're expecting that we'll be able to identify the mafias behind the Yaaba drug dealings after interrogating them on the second-phase of the remand," he said.

According to Abdur Rashid, businessman Aziz Mohammad Bhai might be involved in international drug dealings. "We're now examining of his involvement in Yaaba marketing and manufacturing in Bangladesh," he said.

Expressing the hope, he said it would be possible to uproot Yaaba in the country through the arrest of Amin Huda.

Sources at Legal and Media Wing at the RAB Headquarters said Amin Huda disclosed some 'vital information' to investigators in preliminary investigation. "He will be questioned intensely under remand, and we will be able to know in detail about the original source of Yaaba in Bangladesh," a RAB official said.