Teknaf: Members of the Coast Guard have arrested two drug traffickers along with 15,000 Yaba tablets, worth approximately Tk 75 lakh, from Shahparir Dwip in Teknaf upazila of the district. Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon confirmed the information this afternoon.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, acting on a tip-off, Coast Guard Outpost Shahpari conducted a special operation around 12:00 pm today in the Naf River adjacent to Nazirpara under Teknaf Police Station in the district. During the operation, a suspicious wooden boat was searched, leading to the seizure of 15,000 Yaba tablets worth about Taka 75 lakh and the arrest of two drug traffickers.
Sujon added that legal action over the seized Yaba, the boat, and the detainees is underway. He further stated that the Coast Guard will continue such operations in the future to prevent drug trafficking.