BGB recovers yaba, drugs, medicines, arrests 2

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives in different border areas has seized 20,000 yaba tablets, 54 bottles of Indian Eskuf syrup, 172 bottles of Indian liquor and 50 pieces of medicine.

During the drives, the BGB personnel also arrested two persons in connection with the crimes, according to separate BGB press releases issued here today.

In Cox’s Bazar, a special patrol team of Ukhiya Battalion (64 BGB) recovered 20,000 yaba tablets abandoned by a suspected smuggler from the Karengaghona area under Whykong Border Outpost (BOP) on August 9.

Acting on intelligence, the BGB team conducted a search in the area and recovered the yaba tablets packed in two blue airtight packets inside a khaki-coloured package wrapped in black polythene.

Meanwhile, separate drives by Lalmonirhat Battalion (15 BGB) led to the arrest of two people with 54 bottles of Indian Eskuf syrup.

A patrol team of Dighaltari BOP arrested Ripon Mia, 35, in the Dighaltari area at around 9:00pm on August 9 with 45 bottles of Indian Eskuf syrup.

Another patrol team of Kashipur BOP arrested Md Sabuj Mia, 25, in Dharampur area under Fulbari upazila of Kurigram at around 12:40am on August 10 with nine bottles of Indian Eskuf syrup and two mobile phones.

According to BGB, the seized 54 bottles of Eskuf syrup were valued at Tk 21,600, while the two mobile phones were valued at Tk 17,500, bringing the total seizure value to Tk 39,100.

Cases were filed against the two arrestees with the respective police stations when they were handed over to police along with the seized narcotics.

In another drive, separate patrol teams of Matila and Madhabkhali BOPs under Maheshpur Battalion (58 BGB) seized 172 bottles of Indian liquor and 50 pieces of ‘Urofollitropin for Injection BP’ from border areas of Maheshpur and Jibannagar upazilas.

The goods were seized in abandoned condition on August 10. Their total seizure value was Tk 3,36,500.

BGB said intelligence surveillance and anti-smuggling operations are continuing to ensure border security and prevent drug trafficking and smuggling, reports BSS.

Such drives will be further intensified in sensitive border areas, it added.