75,000 yaba pills seized in Ukhiya

Members of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 75,000 Yaba pills from Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Saturday.

BGB-34 Commander Lt Col Mohammad Saiful Islam Chowdhury confirmed the matter to Jago News.

He said being informed they conducted separate drives at Balukhali, Baishfari and Palongkhali border areas in the upazila. Sensing presence of them, the drug traffickers managed to flee the scene. Later, 75,000 yaba pills were seized.  

The seized drugs were submitted to BGB headquarters to destroy and investigation is on to arrest the smugglers, he added.