Teknaf-2 BGB members with recovered yaba pills and ammunition after the gunfightWhen retaliated, the suspected drug dealers fled the spot leaving Zafar’s bullet shot injured body behindA suspected drug dealer was killed in a reported gunfight with Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) in Shah Porir Dwip’s Gholar Char area of Teknaf upazila, Cox’s Bazar early morning Sunday. The deceased, Zafar Alam, 30, was a notorious yaba trader of the area, claims BGB. When retaliated, the suspected drug dealers fled the spot leaving Zafar’s bullet shot injured body behind. “When we took Zafar to the Upazila Health Complex, the duty doctor declared him dead,” said Teknaf-2 BGB Commander Lt Col Mohammad Foisal Hasan Khan. “We recovered around 2 lakhs of the contraband drug yaba and a local pistol from the abandoned boat.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 19, 2020 07:18 UTC