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Myanmar citizen, Bangladeshi held with arms, drugs

UNB
17 Dec 2021 17:50:01 | Update: 17 Dec 2021 17:55:42
Myanmar citizen, Bangladeshi held with arms, drugs
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Border Guard Bangladesh has detained two drug smugglers including a Myanmar citizen with arms, crystal methamphetamine and Yaba near Naf River of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar.

The detainees were identified as Dwin Mohammad, 40, of Teknaf upazila and Myanmar citizen Bodi Alam, 30.

According to a media release of BGB, following a tip-off about a large shipment of drug being trafficked from Myanmar through Naf River near Domdomia area, a patrol team of BGB-2 Teknaf battalion detained the duo from a boat on Thursday night.

After searching the boat, BGB men seized arms, crystal meth and yaba, said the release.

The detainees were handed over to Teknaf police station to file a case in this regard, the release added.

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