At least four members of Border Guard Bangladesh were injured in a gunfight between BGB men and Yaba smugglers at Moulvipara in Teknaf upazila of the district Friday night.
Injured BGB men are Khorshed Alam, Nurul Islam, Mohamamd Abdul Majid and Mintu Das.
Acting on secret information that a consignment of Yaba tablets was coming from Myanmar through the Naf River, a team of BGB 42- battalion led by its Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Abujar Al Jahid went to the area at about 10pm.
When a boat with smugglers reached the area, the BGB men challenged them. Sensing danger, the smugglers opened fire on the border guards prompting the BGB men to fire back, triggering a gunfight.
Four BGB men were injured during the gun battle. The BGB personnel also arrested Mohamamd Ismail, 42, an alleged smuggler, from the spot.
The injured were sent to Teknaf Upazila Health Complex.
The BGB men also recovered 50,000 yaba tablets from the spot.
