Woman arrested with crystal meth in Chittagong

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Published at 11:30 am October 2nd, 2021

File Photo: Sachets of crystal meth, also known as ice, seized during a special drive by the detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police in the capital city on Thursday, November 5, 2020 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

She was caught smuggling 95 grams of ‘ice’ to Dhaka

Police have arrested a young woman from a Dhaka-bound bus at Mirsarai in Chittagong along with crystal methamphetamine or Ice.

The arrestee is Nusrat Fatema, 21, hailing from Manikganj.

Tipped off, police searched the Shyamoli Paribahan bus near the Sonapahar area at Jorarganj union and recovered 95 grams of the drug wrapped in a polythene bag.

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During primary interrogation, Fatema confessed to carrying the crystal methamphetamine and taking it to Dhaka, said Jorarganj police station Sub-Inspector Md Saiful Islam.

A case was filed against Fatema under the Narcotics Control Act, he said.