Cox’s Bazar, May 31 (UNB) –A suspected drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Nilar Konakhali inTeknaf upazila early Friday.
The identity of the deceased could not be known yet.
Tipped off that a big consignment of Yaba is entering the country from Myanmar, a team of BGB-2 conducted a drive along Naf River and challenged a boat carrying some people, said Commanding officer of BGB-2 Lieutenant Colonel Foysal Hasan Khan.
Sensing danger, the drug peddlers opened fire on the BGB men, forcing them to fire back in self-defense that triggered a gunfight, he said.
After the gunfight, , the BGB members recovered the body of an unidentified man and sent it to Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
A sharp weapon and 10,000 Yaba pills were recovered from the spot.