BGB seized one kg of crystal meth or ice in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar
File Photo: Sachets of crystal meth, also known as ice, seized during a special drive by the detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police in the capital city on Thursday, November 5, 2020 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune
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Publish : 22 Jan 2022, 11:58 AMUpdate : 22 Jan 2022, 12:04 PM
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday detained two suspected drug smugglers in Cox's Bazar and seized one kg of crystal meth or ice worth Tk5 crore from their possession.
The detainees have been identified as Syedul Amin, 34, son of Foyez Ahmed, and a teenager hailing from Ukhia upazila.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB-30 raided the West Goalia area of the district's Ramu upazila and stopped a CNG-run auto-rickshaw around 5:45pm for checking, said Mahmudul Hasan of BGB.
Being challenged by the BGB members, three occupants of the auto, including its driver, jumped into a nearby pond in a bid to escape.
Later, the BGB men detained two of them and seized ice worth Tk5 crore from their possession. The detainees were later handed over to the local police.
Crystal meth worth Tk5 crore seized in Cox's Bazar, 2 detained
BGB seized one kg of crystal meth or ice in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday detained two suspected drug smugglers in Cox's Bazar and seized one kg of crystal meth or ice worth Tk5 crore from their possession.
The detainees have been identified as Syedul Amin, 34, son of Foyez Ahmed, and a teenager hailing from Ukhia upazila.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB-30 raided the West Goalia area of the district's Ramu upazila and stopped a CNG-run auto-rickshaw around 5:45pm for checking, said Mahmudul Hasan of BGB.
Being challenged by the BGB members, three occupants of the auto, including its driver, jumped into a nearby pond in a bid to escape.
Later, the BGB men detained two of them and seized ice worth Tk5 crore from their possession. The detainees were later handed over to the local police.
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