Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized drugs worth about Tk 21 crore from Teknaf Upazila in Cox's Bazar and Naikhongchhari Upazila in Bandarban on Thursday and Friday.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB-2 conducted a a drive at around 11:30 pm on Thursday in an abandoned slum house located in Naitongpara border area.
The drive was part of an effort to intercept drugs being smuggled into the country, according to Public Relations Officer (PRO) Shariful Islam at BGB headquarters.
As the law enforcers approached, two individuals fled the scene. During the search operation, the patrol team discovered a plastic bag containing 1.793 kg of crystal meth, hidden inside a hole in a corner of the house.
In a separate operation in Teknaf, BGB-34 was informed that a significant consignment of drugs was entering Bangladesh from Myanmar through Rejupara border of Naikhongchhari Upazila in Bandarban.
A special team from Rejupara Border Outpost (BOP) led by Captain Abdullah Al Mashrooqi took position between two hills in the Footerjhiri area. At round 1 am on Friday, the BGB team encountered several individuals, who fled the scene, abandoning a bag containing drugs. The team subsequently seized 2 kg of crystal meth and 80,000 yaba tablets.
The raids continued into the night, but no arrests were made. Operations are ongoing to identify and apprehend those involved in the drug trafficking, PRO Shariful Islam added.
