Bangladesh Navy, in a special drive, seized about 2.30 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets worth around Tk 11.50 crore from Hnila Union of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday.
Based on secret information that an organised drug trafficking gang, had stockpiled a large quantity of drugs in the Hnila area of Teknaf for sale and smuggling.
Later, a team of the Bangladesh Navy conducted a drive in the Rongikhali area of the upazila and seized two white sacks from a den of alleged drug peddlers, said an ISPR press release.
During the drive, the team recovered two white sacks from a den of the alleged drug peddlers and recovered 2.30 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets from the two sacks, worth Tk 11.50 crore.
The seized Yaba pills were handed over to Teknaf Police Station.
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