Cox's Bazar:The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has destroyed drugs valued at an estimated Taka 19.57 crore. This includes 652,248 yaba tablets and 155 liters of locally brewed liquor, seized by the 34 BGB Cox's Bazar Battalion.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the drugs were destroyed at the battalion headquarters in Cox's Bazar under the management of 34 BGB. The estimated value of the destroyed drugs is Taka 195,720,900.
Brigadier General Kazi Shamsher Uddin, Regional Commander of the Cox's Bazar Region, attended the event as the chief guest. The drugs were seized in anti-drug operations conducted from August 14, 2025, to October 18, 2026, along the Naikhongchhari border in Bandarban district, with the consignments found abandoned and no owners identified.
The event was also attended by the Sector Commander of Ramu Sector, the Commanding Officer of 34 BGB, a Senior Judicial Magistrate of Bandarban, and other BGB officers and members. Over the past year, 34 BGB seized drugs and goods worth a total of Taka 160,28,67,920, detaining 285 accused in connection with these incidents.
The battalion continues to conduct regular anti-drug operations, enhancing border surveillance and raising public awareness to prevent the smuggling of narcotics across the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. BGB has called for cooperation from all concerned parties in building a drug-free society.