The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized a large consignment of smuggled Indian sarees worth over Tk 1.7 crore in a drive at Shashidal area under Brahmanpara upazila in Cumilla’s border region.
Acting on specific intelligence, a patrol team from Shashidal Border Outpost (BOP) under Sultanpur Battalion (60 BGB) conducted an anti-smuggling operation in the border area and recovered a large quantity of illegally imported high-quality Indian sarees, BGB sources said.
The estimated value of the seized goods is Tk 1,70,17,000 (1 crore 70 lakh 17 thousand).
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Legal procedures are underway to hand over the seized items to the concerned customs office, according to BGB.
Lieutenant Colonel SM Shariful Islam, commanding officer of Sultanpur Battalion (60 BGB), said the force remains active in ensuring border security and preventing smuggling in line with directives of the BGB Director General, adding that intelligence surveillance and operational activities have been further intensified in the border areas.
He also said such drives against smuggling will continue in the future to strengthen border security and curb illegal cross-border trade.