Bangladesh BGB’s Drug Trafficking Allegations Baseless, Says AA

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The Arakan Army (AA) has strongly rejected allegations by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) that the group is involved in drug trafficking, calling the claims entirely baseless. The denial comes in response to remarks made by the Ramu Sector Commander during a BGB press briefing on September 15. “BGB’s claim that Bangladeshi nationals are obtaining drugs from AA-controlled areas is completely false. These are one-sided, fabricated allegations without any foundation,” said U Khaing Thukha, spokesperson of the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA). He stressed that drug smuggling across the border had entirely ceased after the AA captured full control of Maungdaw Township on December 8, 2024. According to AA, during the junta era BGB profited from narcotics operations, and now, with those profits disrupted, BGB is attempting to undermine the AA by blocking medicine and essential goods from entering Rakhine and launching smear campaigns. The AA further noted that with cross-border movement fully shut down, it makes no sense to claim that Bangladeshi nationals are collecting drugs from AA territory. It added that BGB’s statements are deliberate fabrications intended to cover up its own role in the narcotics trade. Moreover, AA asserted that the narcotics seized in Bangladesh are actually being shipped via sea routes from junta-controlled Yangon and Sittwe, transported through Myanmar navy vessels to St. Martin’s Island. “Some BGB and Bangladesh Coast Guard officers continue to profit from drug routes. To conceal their involvement, they falsely accuse AA territory as the source,” U Khaing Thukha said in conclusion.


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