“On December 17, The BGB-17 Battalion Commander of Cox’s Bazar destroyed 906 bottles of Burmese contraband liquor, 36 liters of locally produced liquor, 3 kilograms of marijuana, and 1,738 Yaba tablets seized in separate drives during the last two months from border areas which were worth Taka 5.7 million,” a BGB spokesperson reported. 



The drugs were destroyed at the BGB battalion grounds in the presence of MP Abdu Rahman Bodi, Cox’s Bazar Regional Commissioner (RC) Feroz Salauddin, Cox’s Bazar Upazila Chairman Salimullah Bahadur, and Zilinza Village Chairman Giyas Uddin Zeku.



Similarly, the BGB-42 Battalion Commander Lt Col Zahid Hassan of Teknaf destroyed seized drugs and alcohol worth Taka 4.06 million in front of MP Abdu Rahman Bodi, BGB Operations Officer Major Shamshuzzaman Mohamed Arif-ul-Islam, Teknaf Coast Guard Commander Lt Deluwar Hossain Khan, BGB Major Monjor A Koda, Mayor Al Haj Mohamed Islam, Teknaf Thana OC Kumar Mujomdar, and local elites including journalists, teachers, and politicians on December 19, said a BGB 42 official from Teknaf

. The contraband included 953 cans of beer, 132 bottles of Burmese liquor, 85 bottles of locally produced liquor, nearly one kilogram of marijuana, and 11,983 Yaba tablets.

Contraband liquor, marijuana, and Yaba tablets have been smuggled to Bangladesh from Burma for many years. The authorities concerned, including BGB, police and Coast Guard, have been trying to stop the smuggling of narcotic drugs from Burma, but their efforts have so far been insufficient. However, at present, the flow of narcotic drugs from Burma has been reduced, said a local elder from Teknaf.