Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 100,000 yaba tablets worth around Tk3 crore in a special operation in Ukhiya on Saturday.
The seized drugs were recovered from two abandoned bags in the Palongkhali Border Outpost (BOP) area under Ukhiya Battalion (64 BGB).
According to BGB, a patrol team spotted two men entering Bangladesh from Myanmar through an area known as Mizan’s Gher around 6:15 am. The men were carrying two bags and appeared suspicious.
When the patrol team challenged them, the smugglers dropped the bags and jumped into a nearby enclosure before fleeing towards a village.
BGB personnel subsequently searched the area and recovered the two bags. The bags contained 10 packets wrapped in khaki-colored material, with approximately 100,000 yaba tablets in blue airtight packaging.
A thorough search of the area found no other illegal goods.
BGB launched a search operation in the surrounding area to arrest the fleeing smugglers, but none could be detained.
Ukhia Battalion Commander Lt Col Mohammad Zahirul Islam said intelligence surveillance had been strengthened to identify the drug suppliers and those involved in the smuggling and bring them to justice.
He said BGB would continue its operations against drug trafficking and other forms of smuggling along the border.
Cox’s Bazar Life Report
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