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Rohingya man held with 1.06kg crystal meth in Cox’s Bazar

UNB . Dhaka
19 May 2022 19:07:27 | Update: 19 May 2022 19:15:29
Rohingya man held with 1.06kg crystal meth in Cox’s Bazar
Crystal methamphetamine (Ice) — File Photo

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a Rohingya man with 1.06 kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) from Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Thursday.

The detainee was identified as Shahidul Islam, 22, a resident of Jadimora refugee camp in Teknaf.

According to a media release of BGB, tipped off, a BGB Teknaf (BGB-2) team detained Shahidul with crystal meth worth Tk 5.30 crore while trying to smuggle those into the country from Myanmar around 3:00am.

The detainee was handed over to the Teknaf Model police station. 

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