The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

After the arrest of ramp model Nikita, another model was arrested in the capital on charge of her involvement in Yaba trading.

Officials of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) on Sunday night raided into the residence of film actress Shanu and model girl Payel in the capital for their alleged involvement in contraband Yaba trading.

Following the raids, model girl Payel, along with three young women, including Jahanara Kabir Ruby and a young man were arrested.

Besides, 40 Yaba tablets and 12 ice pills were seized during the raids. However, film actress Shanu could not be arrested during the raid.

The DNC officials said arrested Payel is a Yaba agent. She is known as a model girl who acted for 'Standard' brand of lungi. Her sister-in-law Shanu is a film actress. Payel used to get supplies of Yaba from Ruby for selling them among the showbiz actors and actresses.

Payel was caught red-handed with Yaba from in front of Pacific Super Centre at Kakrail. At the same time,

Jahanara Kabir Ruby and Rashida Aktar were also caught by the DNC officials.

On the basis of the information provided by them, the DNC officials raided into an apartment (Flat No. 2-B) on the first floor of Hometech Mahbub Tower at 15-17 Shantinagar Bazar Road at night and arrested Masud Parvez and her sister Irene Rahman Poly with the ice-pills.

Later at night Shamsul Kabir, Inspector of Ramna Circle of the DNC, filed a case against the arrested persons with the Ramna Police Station.

They were placed under a three-day remand by a court yesterday morning for interrogation.

Earlier, the arrested Ruby told the DNC officials that she had been selling Yaba for the last one year. Two Yaba dealers of Eskaton and Siddeshwari brough her in this business.

Ruby said she used to sell 30-40 Yaba tablets on an average every day. She also disclosed the names of two dealers to the DNC officials.

Ruby also said she brought Rashida of Chouddagram, Comilla to the Yaba trading. Rashida used to sell Yaba on behalf of Ruby.

On the other hand, 'Standard' brand lungi's model girl Payel told the DNC officials that she joined the Yaba trading through Ruby. She had been doing the business over the last eight months.

Payel said she used to sell 20-25 Yaba tablets everyday. Her customers were many well-known faces of the showbiz and models. She said Ruby appointed her in Yaba business and she used to get Tk 800 everyday.

A DNC official said Payel is the sister-in-law of film actress Shanu. Khilgaon police arrested Shanu only two days ago. Payel and Shanu used to live in House No. 25, Road No. 4, Block-G, Banasree.

On the other hand, Masud Parvez and Poly arrested from Hometech Mahbub Centre at Shantinagar are brother and sister in relation. Both of them used to sell addiction drug Ice-pill. Introducing herself as a fashion designer, Poly used to sell Ice-pills. Under questioning, Masud told the DNC officials that he used to sell Ice-pill through his sister Poly. Through the earning from the business, they used to live in an apartment paying Tk 18,000 as house-rent per month.

Meanwhile, the DNC officials said they received many vital information from the arrested persons.