More than 2 lakh yaba seized in Ctg
Members of Bangladesh Navy seized 2,20,000 yaba tablets at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port early yesterday.
During a raid, an anti-smuggling team of the navy seized a fishing trawler, FV Saleha, and recovered the contraband pills from it, said team commander Md Jasimuzzaman.
This seizure is the largest ever haul of yaba tablets in the country, he claimed.
However, none was arrested in this connection.
“We were patrolling the outer anchorage overnight, acting on information that a big shipment of yaba tablets will be arriving from Myanmar,” the commander said while talking to The Daily Star over the cell phone.
Around 5:00am, they spotted an engine-run trawler near C (Charley) point of the outer anchorage in the Bay of Bengal. Sensing the presence of the navy members, the trawler speeded up and headed towards the port channel.
The team chased the smugglers, but all of the gang of eight to 10 jumped into the Karnaphuli river near Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Ltd (Kafco) jetty and fled, said Jasimuzzaman.
Searching the vessel, the team found 22 cartons hidden under stacks of sea fish. There were 10,000 yaba tablets in each carton, he added.
The tablets were of R-7 brand, the costliest one. The navy official said such tablets sell at Tk 750 per piece on the market.
He estimated the tablets' price at over Tk 15 crore.
These would be handed over to the Narcotics Control Department, Jasimuzzaman said, adding that a case would be filed.
On August 24, Bangladesh Coast Guard members seized around two lakh yaba tablets from the same area.
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