Cox’s Bazar Correspondent:
The Coast Guard has arrested 10 drug traffickers with Yaba worth about 1.25 crore taka in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar. Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Siam-ul-Haq gave this information.
He said that based on a secret tip-off, a special operation was conducted in the Naf River adjacent to Nayapara in Teknaf at 1 pm on Thursday. During the operation, 2 suspicious wooden boats were searched and 10 drug traffickers were arrested along with 25,000 pieces of Yaba worth about 1.25 crore taka and 28,000 taka in cash.
He said that the seized evidence and the arrested drug traffickers have been handed over to Teknaf Model Police Station for further legal action.