Satkhira, Oct 14 (V7N) – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized 500 grams of Indian crystal meth ice, a highly valuable narcotic drug worth an estimated Taka 2.5 crore, during an anti-drug operation along the Satkhira border.
The information was disclosed in a press release signed by Lieutenant Colonel Kazi Ashikur Rahman, commander of the Satkhira 33 BGB Battalion, on Wednesday afternoon.
Operation Details
According to BGB, a special team from Ghona Border Outpost (BOP) conducted the operation on Tuesday night at the border area near Datbhanga Shashanghat in Sadar upazila following a tip-off that a large consignment of narcotics was being smuggled into Bangladesh from India.
Sensing the presence of BGB personnel, the smugglers fled the scene, leaving behind a polythene packet containing 500 grams of crystal meth ice. The seized drug has an estimated market value of Taka 2.5 crore, the press release said.
Legal Action
Lieutenant Colonel Kazi Ashikur Rahman confirmed the seizure, adding that a general diary had been lodged with the Department of Narcotics Control in Satkhira. The seized narcotics have been deposited at the battalion's seizure store for subsequent destruction in public, he added.
