The Coast Guard seized 10,000 yaba tablets worth around Tk 50 lakh during an operation in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, early Sunday.
Coast Guard Station Teknaf conducted the operation around 4:00am on November 8 based on secret information in the Keruntali Canal area near the Naf River under Teknaf police station.
According to Coast Guard officials, a team searched the area and recovered the yaba tablets.
Sensing the presence of the Coast Guard, suspected drug traffickers fled towards a nearby locality and managed to evade arrest.
Coast Guard Media Officer Lt Commander Sabbir Alam Suzan said legal procedures regarding the seized yaba were underway.
He added that the Coast Guard would continue such operations to prevent the spread of drugs.
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