BGB seizes huge quantity of yaba, crystal meth in Cox’s Bazar

Border Guard Bangladesh on Saturday claimed to have seized banned drugs worth nearly Tk 13.5 crore in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila.

Tipped off, a patrol team of BGB intercepted a boat carrying two suspected smugglers in Kharangkhali area of Teknaf upazila at about 1:40am while the duo was heading towards the Beribadh area after crossing the River Naf, said Lieutenant Colonel Sheikh Khalid Md Iftekhar, commander of BGB’s Teknaf battalion.

The two suspected smugglers escaped but the BGB men seized a bag containing 2.120 kgs of crystal meth and 30,000 Yaba tablets worth Tk 11.50 crore, he said.

Meanwhile, a team of BGB-2 in another drive seized 50,000 pieces of Yaba and a battery-run three-wheeler at Hwaikong in Teknaf upazila at about 5:10am.

The market value of the seized items is Tk 1.51 crore. None was arrested in connection with the haul.

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