BGB seizes drugs worth Tk 120m in Cox's Bazar

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) claimed on Saturday to have seized banned drugs worth nearly Tk 120 million (12 crore) from Cox's Bazar's Teknaf upazila, reports UNB.

Acting on a tip off, a special patrol team of BGB conducted a drive in Teknaf's Jaliapara area early on Saturday morning.

"The team seized a plastic bag containing 2.1kg of Ice and 30,000 pieces of Yaba worth Tk 116.5 million (11.65 crore) from a boat anchored on the banks of the Naf river at 3am," said Lt Colonel Sheikh Khalid Md Iftekhar, Commander of BGB's Teknaf battalion.