Targeting users in upscale neighbourhoods, organised syndicates have been smuggling in high-priced crystal meth over the last few years, much to the concern of law enforcers and narcotics control officials.
The highly addictive drug, also nicknamed ice, arrives in Bangladesh from Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar, and the syndicates often use expatriates travelling back home as carriers, according to investigators.
At least two to three consignments of the drug, each weighing around 0.5kg-1.5kg, have arrived every month over the last three years through the country's various airports, mostly from Malaysia.
It is sold to affluent people living in upscale neighborhoods -- 10g at minimum Tk 1 lakh, said Detective Branch officials.