2kg crystal meth seized, one held in Cox's Bazar
Sain Mong Thoai Marma, 18, detained with 2kg of meth on 17 April 2024. Photo: TBS
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected drug peddler in possession of two kilograms of crystal meth, a contraband drug, in Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar on Wednesday night.
Tipped off, BGB members conducted a search operation and seized the drug from the possession of Sain Mong Thoai Marma, 18, of Bandarban's Naikhongchari upazila while he was crossing a check post by an auto-rickshaw at around 9:30pm, said Lieutenant Colonel Syed Waheeduzzaman Tanzid, commanding officer of BGB Ramu's 30th Battalion.
Later, the arrestee was handed over to the Ramu police station.
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The BGB official said Ramu police station is preparing a case against the detained youth.
