UNB, Dhaka :
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized eight lakh pieces of Yaba tablet, worth about Tk 24 crore, from Shahparir Dwip and Jalia Dwip on the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday.
Tipped off, a team of the border force challenged a boat from Myanmar carrying smugglers while crossing the Naf river in Shahparir Dwip area around 1:15 am, said Lt Col Abu Jar Al Zahid, commanding officer of BGB-2.
Sensing presence of the BGB team, the smugglers fled the scene, leaving behind the Yaba tablets, kept in seven packets worth Tk 21 crore.
Meanwhile, the same team conducted another drive in Jalia Dwip area and recovered one lakh Yaba pills around 9.30am, said Abu Jar Al Zahid. However, there was no arrest.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized eight lakh pieces of Yaba tablet, worth about Tk 24 crore, from Shahparir Dwip and Jalia Dwip on the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday.
Tipped off, a team of the border force challenged a boat from Myanmar carrying smugglers while crossing the Naf river in Shahparir Dwip area around 1:15 am, said Lt Col Abu Jar Al Zahid, commanding officer of BGB-2.
Sensing presence of the BGB team, the smugglers fled the scene, leaving behind the Yaba tablets, kept in seven packets worth Tk 21 crore.
Meanwhile, the same team conducted another drive in Jalia Dwip area and recovered one lakh Yaba pills around 9.30am, said Abu Jar Al Zahid. However, there was no arrest.
