Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled goods worth around Tk 70.16 lakh in eight separate operations along border areas across the country on October 18 and 19.
The seized items included Indian narcotics, liquor, cosmetics, medicines, sarees, pesticides, fireworks, cattle, blankets, food products and other contraband, according to the BGB.
In the Hatibandha and Patgram border areas of Lalmonirhat, the 61 BGB Battalion seized Indian Eskuf syrup and Pond’s face wash worth Tk 1.43 lakh.
The 58 BGB Battalion recovered 91 bottles of Indian liquor and 100 packets of pesticides worth Tk 2.23 lakh from the Jibannagar and Maheshpur border areas. Three Bangladeshi nationals were also detained for illegally crossing the border.
In Satkhira’s Kalaroa border area, the 33 BGB Battalion seized Indian medicines worth Tk 2.10 lakh. Meanwhile, the 49 BGB Battalion recovered Indian sarees, blankets, cumin, raisins, fuchka and cosmetics worth Tk 7.97 lakh from the Benapole border area.
The 48 BGB Battalion seized smuggled goods worth Tk 21.78 lakh in the Sylhet border region. The consignment included liquor, beer, cattle, blankets, chocolates, cosmetics, basmati rice, sugar, biscuits and powdered milk.
In separate drives in Kanaighat, Jaintapur and adjoining border areas, the 19 BGB Battalion seized Indian sarees, cosmetics, raisins, fireworks and a cow worth Tk 35.85 lakh.
In Rajshahi, the 1 BGB Battalion recovered narcotics, including 378 Indian tapentadol tablets, 94 bottles of Eskuf and seven bottles of Fairdyl syrup, along with an engine-powered boat. The seized items were valued at Tk 2.78 lakh.
The BGB said intelligence surveillance and anti-smuggling operations would continue to prevent cross-border crime, narcotics trafficking and illegal trade.
