BGB recovers drugs worth Tk 489 million in Cox’s Bazar

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Border Guard Bangladesh’s (BGB) Cox's Bazar battalion seized 9 kg of crystal meth and 130,000 pieces of yaba which together worth Tk 489 million, reports UNB.

On Sunday the battalion seized 9 kg of crystal meth (ice) worth Tk 450 million and 130,000 pieces of yaba worth Tk 39 million, said a media release.

Tipped off, a patrol team of the battalion seized the drugs from the hideout of drug peddler Nabi Hossain in Ukhia upazila’s Katapahar area of Palangkhali. But the team couldn’t nab anyone there.

Meanwhile, the patrol team on Monday recovered 80,000 pieces of Burmese yaba worth Tk 24 million fron Tulalatli Ambagam of Palangkhali and 50,000 pieces of Burmese yaba worth Tk 15 million from Balukhali area, the release also said.