Crystal meth worth Tk 7 crore recovered

Border Guard Bangladesh today recovered 1.353kg of crystal meth with a street value of about Tk 7 crore from Teknaf in Cox's Bazar.

The drugs were recovered near the Naf river in Jaliardia area, our Cox's Bazar staff correspondent reports quoting Lt Col Sheikh Khalid Mohammad Iftekhar, commanding officer of BGB 2 Battalion.

Lt Col Khalid said after a tip-off, a BGB team raided the area early in the morning.

The team saw two suspects boarding a boat after crossing the zero line.

Sensing the presence of BGB members, the suspects jumped into the water from the boat and fled to Myanmar.

The meth was recovered from the boat, he said.