2.60 lakh yaba pills, crystal meth seized in Cox’s Bazar

Staff Reporter:

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized 2.60 lakh yaba pills and 1.05 kg of crystal meth in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district.
Tipped off, a team of BGB-2 conducted a drive along the Naf River and challenged four people, carry-ing four sacks, around 7:45 pm on Friday, said Commander of Teknaf Battalion (BGB-2) Lt Col Mohiuddin Ahmed.
Later, the BGB members seized two lakh yaba pills from the sacks.
In another incident, the same BGB team challenged a man while crossing Jaliapara.
Later, the BGB men seized 1.059 kg of crystal meth and 60,000 pieces of yaba pills from a plastic bag.
However, none was arrested as the smugglers managed to flee the scene.