Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members have recovered 1 lakh pieces of yaba pills from Golar Char area under Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar.
The pills were recovered from two bags early Saturday.
BGB 42 Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Abu Zar Al Zahid said: “Acting on a tip off, a team conducted a drive in the area and challenged a group of smugglers at 2am.”
He said: “The smugglers escaped leaving behind two bags from which the pills were later recovered.”