Bangladesh Coast Guard Station Teknaf in a raid recovered 70000 pieces of yaba tablets and arrested a smuggler.
Media Officer of Bangladesh Coast Guard Headquarters Lt. Commander Abdur Rahman confirmed this to media on Monday.
He said that on the basis of secret information, a special operation was conducted in the area of Sabrang Kantabunia under Teknaf Police Station under the command of BCG Station Teknaf Station Commander Lt. Com. Syed Taimur Pasha on Monday.
During the operation, at around 4:30 am, a suspicious person was seen coming from Kantabunia Ghat towards Zhou forest with a white plastic bag in his hand.
When the man’s movements became suspicious, Coast Guard members signaled for the man to stop. When the man realized the presence of the Coast Guard and tried to run away, the Coast Guard members were able to chase and arrest the man (Hossain Ahmed-26). The man’s bag was later searched and 70,000 pieces of yaba tablets were seized.
He added that the seized yaba tablets and yaba smugglers have been handed over to Teknaf Model Police Station for further legal action.
