Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday recovered one kg of crystal methamphetamine worth Tk 50 million from Hlila union in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
BGB-2 Teknaf battalion confirmed it in a press release issued on Tuesday.
While patrolling at the Obrang area of Hlila around 11:00 pm, a patrol team of BGB-2 in Teknaf saw two men crossing the Naf River with a plastic bag towards Bangladesh, reports UNB.
When the BGB men challenged them, they jumped into the river and fled across the border into Myanmar, leaving the bag.