Coast guard has detained 11 Myanmar nationals along with 1000,000 pieces of Yaba consignment in Cox’s Bazar’s Tekhnaf Upazila.
The detention was made from a fishing boat in the deep sea near Saint Martin’s Island early on Wednesday (Feb 21), said Teknaf Coast Guard station commander Lt Faizul Islam Mandal.
The detainees -- Kabir, 35; Nabi, 20; Amanullah, 18; Tarek, 14; Kamal, 20; Saber, 18; Reaz, 14; Shaker, 16; Foysal, 16; Rahmat, 19; and Reaz, 18, -- hail from Mognipara area of Myanmar’ Mongdu township.
Tipped off, a coast guard team conducted a raid on the south-east side of Saint Martin’s Island, chased a fishing boat and seized it, Islam said adding, “They detained 11 Myanmar nationals on board and recovered the yaba tablets after searching the boat.” A case was filed with Teknaf police after quizzing the detainees.