Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized a large quantity of Indian contraband goods, drugs and five buffaloes in six separate operations along the border on August 21 and 22.
In Jhenaidah, members of 58 BGB recovered 43 bottles of Indian liquor from a banana orchard in Gopalpur, around 100 yards inside Bangladesh from Border Pillar No. 47/4-S. No one was arrested.
In Brahmanbaria and Cumilla, 60 BGB seized Indian Red Bull energy drinks, olive oil, fuchka, basmati rice, fireworks, cattle, suit fabrics, three-piece dresses, liquor, beer, cannabis and motorcycles during separate operations. The estimated value of the seized goods was Tk 25.42 lakh.
Meanwhile, 6 BGB recovered 78 bottles of Indian liquor, 25 bottles of Eskuf syrup, 900 grams of Indian cannabis, 800 cyproheptadine tablets and 9,040 dexamethasone tablets. The seized items were valued at around Tk 30.82 lakh.
In Khulna, 21 BGB seized 111 bottles of Indian Eskuf syrup from the Daulatpur BOP area, while 59 BGB recovered another 66 bottles of Indian Eskuf syrup from the Shibganj border.
In Moulvibazar, a joint BGB-police patrol seized five Indian buffaloes worth Tk 5.10 lakh from the Gaurnagar area. The suspected smugglers fled into nearby bushes after seeing the patrol team.
The BGB said its anti-smuggling and anti-narcotics operations will continue along the border to prevent cross-border smuggling and other illegal activities.
