Cox’s Bazar, Mar 14 (UNB) – Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard early Thursday seized around 400,000 pieces of Yaba pills from the coast of St. Martin's Island in Teknaf.
Teknaf Coast Guard Station in-charge lieutenant commander Rayhan Tarik said they challenged a trawler that came from Myanmar’s side in the early hours noticing its suspicious movements.
After being challenged the trawler along with the smugglers fled after throwing a sack on the sea.
Later, after recovering and opening the sack they found 4,55,000 Yaba pills, he said.