Coast Guard seized 90,000 yaba pills worth Tk 4.5 cr in Cox’s Bazar
Cox's Bazar Correspondent
Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 90,000 yaba tablets estimated to be worth Tk 4.5 crore during an anti-narcotics operation off Shah Pari's Dwip in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar on Wednesday morning.
Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon said this in a press release on Wednesday rnoon.
Acting on a tip-off, a combined team from Coast Guard Station Teknaf and Outpost Shah Pari conducted a special drive in the Golar Char sea area near Shah Pari's Dwip around 7:00 AM. During the operation, Coast Guard personnel signaled a suspicious wooden engine-driven boat to stop. Sensing the presence of law enforcers, the smugglers fled the scene.
A subsequent search of the surrounding waters led to the recovery of a floating bag containing 90,000 yaba tablets.
The process to take further legal measures regarding the seized narcotics has been taken.
