Crystal meth worth Tk 5cr seized in 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 Tk 5 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 5:45 pm 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 Tk 5 crore from their possession. The detainees were later handed over to the local police.