Teknaf (Cox's Bazar) Correspondent:

A special operation by the Bangladesh Coast Guard in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, recovered 10 grenades, 28 rounds of live ammunition and 2 kg of marijuana hidden underground.

On Saturday (June 13), the Coast Guard Station Teknaf conducted the operation in the Naf River area adjacent to Jadimura in Teknaf at around 10 pm.

According to Coast Guard sources, the force is always on alert to prevent illegal infiltration, drugs, human trafficking and arms smuggling in the Bangladesh-Myanmar border and Naf River area. In continuation of this, based on secret information, it is known that an armed terrorist group has stored a large amount of weapons and ammunition underground in a place adjacent to the Naf River in Jadimura area for transportation using the Bangladesh border.

Based on the information received, a special team of the Coast Guard conducted an operation on Saturday night and recovered 2 36M Mk-I hand grenades, 8 40 mm HEDP grenades and 28 rounds of 7.62 mm. Live ammunition used by the Myanmar military, which were specially hidden underground. 2 kg of marijuana was also seized in the same operation.

The Coast Guard said that it was not possible to arrest anyone as the arms and drug smugglers quickly fled after sensing the presence of the operation. However, intelligence surveillance is continuing to identify and arrest the members of the terrorist group involved.

According to the force, if the recovered explosives had fallen into the hands of unscrupulous people or exploded in any other way, there could have been extensive damage to the lives and property of the common people. It has been possible to prevent a possible major sabotage activity through this timely operation.

The process of taking further legal action regarding the seized grenades, bullets and marijuana is ongoing. A Coast Guard press release said that such operations will continue in the future to curb the activities of terrorists and smuggling gangs in the border areas.