The members of the Border Guard Bangladesh seized 4.025 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (ice) and detained a man during separate drives at Teknaf and Ramu upazilas in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Thursday evening.
The detained was Md Nur Mohammad, 39, of Paschim Paglir Beel area of Ukhia upazila of the district.
Lieutenant Colonel Md Mohiuddin, commander of the BGB-2 in Teknaf, said that they conducted a drive in Lambori Ghat area adjacent to Teknaf-Cox鈥檚 Bazar Marine Drive Road, after being tipped-off that a haul of drugs would be smuggled from neighbouring country Myanmar via waterway.
As a man was spotted coming to the Marine Drive Road from the Ghat with a bag, the frontier forces signaled him to halt, while the suspect fled towards a forest, leaving the bag, said the BGB official.
Though the man could not be detained, the bag left by him was seized, he said, adding that a total of 2.045 kg of drugs was seized from it. Efforts were on to find the drug dealer.
Moreover, BGB鈥檚 Ramu zone commander Lieutenant Colonel Syed Wahiduzzaman said that they conducted a drive in the Goaliya Link Road at about 11:00pm on Thursday.
Upon suspicion, they challenged Cox鈥檚 Bazar-bound bus passenger Nur Mohammad and seized 1.980kg of crystal meth from a shopping bag belonging to him, the commander said.
The detained was handed over to the Ukhia police station after filing a case, he added.