Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two alleged drug dealers along with 660 grams of heroin worth Tk60.6 lakh from the city’s AK Khan Gate area early Monday, reports UNB.
The arrestees were identified as Aminul Islam,31, and Saddam Hossain, 23, both hail from Barura upazila of Comilla district.
Major Sabbir, an officer of BGB Battalion 28 of Chittagong, said following a tip off that some people along with a consignment of heroin were going to Chittagong from Comilla by a bus; a team of BGB conducted a drive in the area at about 3:15am and intercepted a Cox’s Bazar-bound bus.
The BGB team recovered 660 grams of heroin after searching the bus and arrested two men– Aminul and Saddam.
Later, the detainees along with the heroin were handed over to the Narcotics Control Department.
