DHAKA, June 28, 2026 (BSS) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested an alleged drug trader and seized 100,000 yaba tablets during a special anti-narcotics drive in Cox's Bazar.

A BGB press release, signed by Commanding Officer of Cox's Bazar Battalion (34 BGB) Lieutenant Colonel S M Khairul Alam, today said that acting on a tip-off, a patrol team from Rejupara Border Outpost (BOP) conducted the operation on Saturday afternoon.

The team raided a house in Baluchhara Patabari village under Ukhiya upazila and arrested Md Mizanur Rahman, 26, son of Hossain Ali, with 100,000 Myanmar-made yaba tablets.

The release said four other accused - Hossain Ali, Tarek Hossain, Kamal Uddin alias Saitrish Kamal and Monjur Khalifa - managed to evade arrest and remained absconding.

Legal proceedings are underway against the arrested and absconding accused, while steps are being taken to hand over the seized yaba tablets and the arrestee to the concerned police station, it added.