Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday claimed to have seized over 300,000 pieces of yaba pills worth Tk 9.60 crore in Cox's Bazaar.
Acting on a tip-off, a BGB team from Reju Amtoli border outpost raided the Goldebar Hill area of Raja Palong union in Ukhiya upazila around 8:00pm on Monday, BGB said in a statement.
During the raid, the border guard members challenged some armed people. But the suspected smugglers tossed a bag and escaped into the jungles.
Later, the BGB members seized the bag containing 300,000 yaba pills. Legal action is being initiated in this regard, the statement said.
