Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled Indian goods, including firecrackers, fuchka and basmati rice, worth Tk 98.04 lakh in two separate drives in Cumilla.
The seizures were made on Thursday afternoon at Rasulpur Railway Station in Sadar Dakshin upazila, where a Chattogram-bound Karnaphuli Express train was searched, and in the border area of Palpara.
According to a press release issued by Cumilla Battalion (10 BGB) on Friday afternoon, a special task force conducted a drive on the train at Rasulpur Railway Station.
The operation was led by Assistant Commissioner and Executive Magistrate Md Salman Farsi and the adjutant of Cumilla Battalion (10 BGB). During the drive, Indian firecrackers, fuchka and basmati rice worth Tk 40,04,400 were seized.
In a separate operation on Thursday evening, a special patrol team of 10 BGB seized Indian firecrackers worth Tk 57,99,750 from the Palpara area.
The total value of the seized goods stands at Tk 98,04,150.
BGB said necessary action would be taken regarding the seized goods in accordance with the law.
Cumilla Battalion (10 BGB) said regular operations are being conducted in its area of responsibility to prevent smuggling and combat cross-border crimes. The two drives were part of those efforts.