BGB seizes drugs worth Tk 120m in Cox's Bazar
Sunday, 4 September 2022
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.