At least 11,305 pieces of Yaba tablet were seized and three youths were arrested in a drive by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Naf river near Teknaf border area in Cox’s Bazar yesterday.
The arrestees were Abul Hashem, 22, Nur Hossain, 20, and Abdullah, 18, all residents of Moulvipara in Teknaf. A team from BGB 42 battalion of Teknaf Border Outpost (BOP), headed by Habildar Arad Ali, stopped an engine boat on Naf river while conducting a drive around 7:30am, said Lt Col Zahid Hasan, commanding officer of BGB 42 battalion.
BGB personnel found the three youths aboard the boat along with the Yaba tablets, he said. They seized the drugs along with the boat.
During primary interrogation, the arrestees confessed that they were transporting the Yaba consignment from Myanmar into Bangladesh as per the order of one Abdul Gani, said BGB officials.
-With The Daily Star input
