Bangladesh Navy seized a large cache of foreign firearms, ammunition and yaba pills during a special operation in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar late Sunday night, officials said.
The Navy has been conducting regular drives in its responsible area to curb drugs, recover illegal arms, and suppress terrorism and crime, they added.
Acting on secret information, two well-coordinated operational teams of the Bangladesh Navy, including specialised force SWADS, carried out the drive in the Phuler Dail area under Hnila union of Teknaf.
During the drive, law enforcers searched the house of M Delwar Hossain, an associate of warrant-listed accused Bhuttu Saiful, and recovered two G3 rifles, one MA1 rifle, eight magazines, 190 rounds of live ammunition and 10 empty cartridges.
They also seized 28,000 yaba pills that had been stockpiled for smuggling, officials said.
The recovered arms, ammunition and seized narcotics were later handed over to the relevant authorities for further legal action.
Officials said Bangladesh Navy will continue its anti-drug drives, operations against terrorism and crime, and arms recovery missions in Teknaf and other responsible areas, maintaining strict vigilance to ensure national security.