The Ghanaian duo - Twum Frank Ntini and Richard Dzifa Appiae – were nabbed for possessing 7,500 pieces of Yaba tablets.
The Blangladesh police have arrested and detained two Ghanaian footballers for possessing illegal drugs.
Two former Tema Youth players arrested in Bangladesh for drug peddling
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Yaba tablet contains a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine and the illicit use of this drug combination illegal in many South-East Asian countries.
Chattogram city's Bakalia Thana police arrested the two footballers on Friday, 3 January, 2020 following a tip off.
According to a report by UNB, the two Ghanaian citizens got down from a bus in Shah Amanat Bridge area around 2 am while going to Dhaka from Cox’s Bazar.
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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.
Ntini and Appiae play in different football leagues in Bangladesh.
