‘Yaba smugglers’ fire at BGB men in Bandarban

Suspected yaba smugglers fired at members of Border Guard Bangladesh near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban's Naikhyangchhari upazila on Sunday night, BGB said in a press release.

The suspected smugglers were seen coming from Myanmar and shot at BGB members patrolling the area, and fled the scene after the BGB men fired back in self-defence, said the press release.

BGB members later raided Ghumdhum's Rejuamtoli area near the border and recovered 1,40,000 yaba tablets worth around Tk 4.2 crore, said Lt Col Ali Haider Azad Ahmed, commanding officer of BGB-34 battalion.

No one was arrested in this connection.