3 lakh pieces yaba seized at St Maritn’s Island

Members of Coast Guard in a drive recovered three lakh pieces of Yaba tablets from St. Martin's Island in Teknaf upazila on Tuesday night.

Being tipped off that a big consignment of Yaba pills was being taken to St. Martin's Island, members of Coast Guard conducted the drive at the west beach of the island and recovered the contraband pills worth Tk 12 crore, said station commander of St. Martin's Island Coast Guard Lt Jahid Al Hasan.

However, sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the drug peddlers fled the scene, Jahid added.