Hand grenades, bullets and cannabis recovered from Teknaf salt field

The Bangladesh Coast Guard has recovered 10 hand
grenades, 28 rounds of ammunition and 2kg of cannabis allegedly buried
underground by an armed group in a salt field in Teknaf of Cox's Bazar.
Lieutenant Commander Md Muttakin Siddiqui,
station commander of Coast Guard Teknaf, disclosed the information during a
press briefing held at the Teknaf Coast Guard Station office on this afternoon
(14 June).
However, no arrests were made as the suspects
managed to flee the scene before the operation was completed.
Lieutenant Commander Muttakin said that the
force had received intelligence at around 10pm last night that members of an
armed group had concealed weapons and drugs underground near the border,
allegedly for smuggling purposes.
Acting on the information, a Coast Guard team
conducted a raid in the area. Sensing the presence of law enforcers, the
suspects fled, he said.
"A subsequently conducted search operation
in the salt field led to the discovery of 10 hand grenades, 28 bullets, and 2
kg of cannabis buried under the soil," the official said.
He added, "The recovered hand grenades are
similar to those used by the Myanmar Army. An armed group had stockpiled these
items, utilising the Bangladeshi border either for smuggling or for carrying
out subversive activities."
He assured that the Coast Guard is continuing
its efforts to identify and detain those involved in storing the recovered
weapons. Legal proceedings regarding the incident are currently underway at the
Teknaf Police Station.
















