Police say he was killed in the crossfire during a shootout between two gangs of drug traffickers in a dispute over yaba dealing.
Teknaf Police Station OC Pradip Kumar Das said the incident took place in the South Lengurbil area of the Sadar union on Sunday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Farid Alam alias Mohammad Alam, 30.
The OC said Farid was a known drug dealer who had six cases against him at the Teknaf Police Station. He had been on the run for a long time.
Police went to the scene and recovered Farid’s body after locals reported hearing gun shots.
"Later, Farid was taken to Teknaf Upazila Health Complex where the doctor on-duty declared him dead."
Police say they also recovered two guns and 10,000 yaba pills from the crime scene.