Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 4,30,000 Yaba pills during a drive at Teknaf Upazila in Cox’s Bazar.

The illegal drug was being smuggled to Bangladesh from Myanmar through Alugola Majhekathi border in the early hours of Sunday, said a BGB media release on Sunday.

Tipped off, a patrol team of BGB-2 under Nazirpara BOP conducted a drive in the area around 1:30 am and challenged six people.

Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the suspected smugglers jumped into the Naf River leaving four plastic bags and fled to Myanmar.

Later, the patrol team recovered the Yaba pills from the bags they left at the spot.

"Efforts are on to identify the smugglers," said the release.