Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has destroyed 652,248 yaba tablets and 155 litres of country liquor seized unclaimed in areas under various border outposts along the Naikhongchhari border in Bandarban.
The drugs were destroyed on Sunday at the Cox’s Bazar Battalion (34 BGB). Their estimated seizure value was Tk 19,57,20,900 (about Tk 19.57 crore).
The information was given in a press release signed by Md Shariful Islam, public relations officer at BGB headquarters.
According to the release, the drugs were formally destroyed on Sunday morning at the battalion headquarters, under the overall management of the Cox’s Bazar Battalion (34 BGB). Brigadier General Kazi Samsher Uddin, commander of the Cox’s Bazar Region, attended as chief guest.
The drugs had been seized in anti-narcotics operations on the border at various times between 14 August 2025 and 18 October 2026.
The Ramu Sector commander, the commanding officer of 34 BGB, a senior judicial magistrate of Bandarban and other BGB officers and members were present.
The Cox’s Bazar Battalion (34 BGB) seized drugs and other goods worth a total of Tk 160,28,67,920 (about Tk 160.29 crore) over the past year, and 285 accused were detained in connection with those cases.
The release said 34 BGB carries out regular operations, has stepped up surveillance on the border and is working to raise public awareness to stop drugs being smuggled in across the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. Such work will continue to curb the spread of drugs and protect the border, it said, and the battalion sought the cooperation of all concerned in building a drug-free society.
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