The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered two lakh pieces of Burmese yaba pills worth Tk6 crore during a drive at Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila, said a BGB media release on Saturday.
The illegal drug was being smuggled to Bangladesh from Myanmar through Balukhali Katapahar area on Thursday, added the release.
Tipped off, a patrol team of BGB-34 under Balukhali BOP, conducted a drive in the area around 12:30am and challenged four-five people.
Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the suspected smugglers abandoned a sack and fled into the deep jungle.
Later, the patrol team recovered the yaba pills from the sack. Legal steps are being taken in this regard, said the release.