Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized 200,000 yaba tablets and arrested two Rohingya nationals in separate anti-narcotics operations in the Ghumdhum and Baishphari border areas of Naikhongchhari upazila in Bandarban.
Acting on a tip-off, a patrol team of Cox’s Bazar 34 BGB Battalion conducted a raid at Jamaler Gher around 9pm on Saturday, about 200 yards inside Bangladesh from border pillar No. 32. The team arrested two Rohingya men and recovered 10,000 yaba tablets from their possession.
The arrestees were identified as Md Islam, 25, son of Md Hossain, and Md Mojibullah, 23, son of Md Jalil. Both are residents of Block B of FDMN Camp-8, in Blocks 81 and 74 respectively.
In a separate operation around 4am, a patrol team of Baishphari Border Outpost recovered another 190,000 yaba tablets abandoned at Madhyapara, about 100 yards inside Bangladesh from border pillar No. 35. No one claimed ownership of the consignment, according to the BGB.
Legal proceedings against the two arrestees are underway, and steps are being taken to hand them over to police.
Cox’s Bazar Battalion Commander Lt Col SM Khairul Alam said the BGB remained committed to preventing drug trafficking and smuggling while maintaining border security. He added that such operations would continue to curb cross-border drug smuggling and protect the country’s youth from the harmful effects of drugs.
