Yaba worth Tk8 crore seized in Teknaf

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has recovered 270,000 pieces of contraband yaba tablets worth over Tk8 crore from Noyapara area Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila. The haul comes three days after the BGB seized 70,000 pieces of high price yaba pills worth over Tk11 crore from Teknaf’s Mondol Para area. Teknaf’s BGB Battalion 2 Commander Lt Col Abuzar Al Zahid said a BGB team conducted a drive after being tipped off in Noyapara area around 7am on Saturday. "Sensing the presence of BGB, the smugglers fled the scene after which we recovered a sack full of yaba tablets," he added. The BGB officer said the yaba pills would be destroyed later in presence of higher authorities and journalists.