The incident occured around 2 am on Friday in the Rajarchhara area of the Upazila's Sadar Union, said Teknaf Police OC Pradip Kumar Das. A police team launched a raid in the hilly area of Rajarchhara after being informed that ‘drug smugglers’ were meeting there, added the OC. The police retaliated causing the yaba smugglers began to retreat. The two drug suspects were then to the Teknaf Upazila Health Complex, where doctors on duty declared them dead. Five policemen were also injured in the gunfight, added OC Pradip.

Source: bd News24 March 22, 2019 04:30 UTC