Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a Rohingya man along with 1.06 kg 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 team of BGB Teknaf (BGB-2) detained Shahidul with crystal meth worth Tk 5.30 crore while trying to smuggle those into the country from Myanmar around 3am.
The detainee was handed over to Teknaf Model police station.