Over 4 kg of crystal methamphetamine and 1.5 lakh yaba pills were seized in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Sunday.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized the crystal methamphetamine and Yaba from a boat in the Naf River.
Confirming the news, commander of Teknaf Battalion (BGB-2) Lieutenant Colonel Sheikh Khalid Mohammad Iftekhar said that acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB-2 intercepted a boat in which 3/4 suspected smugglers from Myanmar were heading towards Jaliar Dwip around 5am.
The smugglers, however, jumped into the Naf River and managed to escape.
Later, the BGB men seized the crystal meth, yaba pills and 25 kg of current nets worth Tk 25.89 crore from the boat.
