Smuggled goods
BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 162.52 cr in Jan
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have seized arms, ammunition, drugs and other contraband items worth Tk 162.52 crore during anti-smuggling drives across the country, especially in bordering areas in the month of January.
During the period, the paramilitary force seized 4.1369 kgs of gold, 4.529 kgs of silver, 210 grams of diamond, 3,05,820 cosmetics items, 1,037 imitations jewelry, 10,187 sarees, 3,995 three-piece/shirt-piece/bed-sheet/blankets, 2,698 meter unstitched fabric, 7,288 readymade garments, 9,65,461 firecrackers, 4,350 cft timber, 4,262 kgs of tea leaves, 15,665 kgs of betel nuts, 4,20,352 kgs of sugar, 2,356 kgs of fertilizer, 2,641 packets of seeds, 82, 125 kgs of coal, 730 cubic feet stones, 1,602 mobile displays, 49,500 glasses, 1,07,225 kgs fruits, 30,837 kgs of garlic, 19,495 kg of cumin, one touchstone statue, nine trucks, twelve pickups, four private cars/microbuses, two trolleys, 43 boats, 34 CNG/easybikes, 53 motorcycles and 19 bicycles, said a BGB media release signed by its Public Relations Officer Md Shariful Islam Sunday.
BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 147.84 cr in Dec
The seized weapons consist of three pistols, two air guns, one rifle, one magazine, one auto-air rifle, one shot gun and 24 rounds of ammunition.
The seized drugs and narcotics include 14, 89, 270 pieces of Yaba tablets, 2.130 kgs of crystal meth ice, 8.09 kgs of heroin, 426 grams of cocaine, 28,500 bottles of Phensidyl, 18,655 bottles of foreign liquor, 181 liters of Bengal liquor, 498 cans of beer, 1,760 kg of cannabis, 1, 77, 917 packets of cigarettes, 48,835 narcotic tablets/injections, 4,642 bottles of Iscaf syrup, 609 bottles of Mkdil/Cofidil, 7,69,372 different types of medicine and 92,464 Enegra/Senegra tablets, according to the release.
Meanwhile, legal action has been initiated against 163 alleged smugglers, 308 Bangladeshi nationals and 18 Indian citizens for illegally crossing the border during this period.
Besides, 1,538 Myanmar nationals have been repatriated following their detention, according to the press release.
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BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 147.84 cr in Dec
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized arms, ammunition, drugs and other contraband items worth Tk 147.84 crore during anti-smuggling drives across the country, especially in bordering areas in the month of December.
During the period, the paramilitary force seized 4.192 kgs of gold, 10.125 kgs of silver, 7,89,152 cosmetics items, 4,702 imitations jewelry, 11,523 sarees, 9,617 three-piece/shirt-piece/bed-sheet/blankets, 10,204 meter unstitched fabric, 8,387 readymade garments, 13,42,603 firecrackers, 6,781 cft timber, 6,036 kgs of tea leaves, 21,490 kgs of betel nuts, 3,95,395 kgs of sugar, 12,625 kgs of fertilizer, 1,774 packets of seeds, 80.940 kgs of coal, 520 cubic feet stones, 19,36,200 cubic feet sand, 583 mobile displays, 30,670 glasses, 46,966 kgs fruits, 1,31,463 kgs of garlic, 11,788 kg of cumin, one touchstone statue, 560 grams of venom, five trucks, six pickups, one bus, three private cars/microbuses, three trolleys, 74 boats, 31 CNG/easybikes, 72 motorcycles, 22 vans and 30 bicycles, said a BGB media release signed by its Public Relations Officer Md Shariful Islam Monday.
BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 225.88 cr in Oct
The seized weapons consist of one pistol, one air gun, one rifle, five magazines, one mortar shell, one grenade, one rocket launcher and 14 rounds of ammunition.
The seized drugs and narcotics include 2, 66, 262 pieces of Yaba tablets, 1.790 kgs of crystal meth ice, 6.267 kgs of heroin,
28,913 bottles of Phensidyl, 18,324 bottles of foreign liquor, 592 liters of Bengal liquor, 921 cans of beer, 1,093 kg of cannabis, 1, 02, 800 packets of cigarettes, 41,299 narcotic tablets/injections, 3,524 bottles of Iscaf syrup, 5.788 kgs of cocaine, 1,230 bottles of Mkdil/Cofidil, 37,11,547 different types of medicine, 77,892 Enegra/Senegra tablets, and 12 bottles of LSD, according to the release.
Meanwhile, legal action has been initiated against 208 alleged smugglers, 426 Bangladeshi nationals and 18 Indian citizens for illegally crossing the border during this period.
Besides, 772 Myanmar nationals have been repatriated following their detention, according to the press release.
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Smuggled goods worth Tk 121.58 cr seized in September: BGB
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled goods, arms, ammunition and drugs worth Tk 121.58 crore across the country in September.
The seized drugs include 8,31,594 Yaba pills, 3.141 Kg crystal meth, 19,797 bottles of phensidyl, 15,202 bottles of foreign liquor, 795 liters of local liquor, 2,680 cans of beer, 2,206 kg cannabis, 2.16 kg heroin, 21,098 injections, 6,620 Eskuf syrups, 755 bottles of MkDil/Cofidil, 2,85,267 Anegra/Senegra tablets, 9,61,524 different types of medicines and 97,350 tablets, said a BGB media release on Sunday.
Other smuggled items include 31.851 kg gold, 8.400 kg silver, 1,83,470 cosmetics, 1,063 imitation jewelries, 19,956 sarees, 2,930 three-piece/shirt-piece/bed-sheet/blankets, 2,105 readymade garments, 2,347 cft timber, 4,502 kg of tea leaves, 40,850 kg of coal, 5 touch stone made statues, 491 kg of pesticides, 56 motorcycles, 5 private cars/microbuses, 10 pickup vans, 24 CNG/battery autorickshaws.
Read: BGB seizes drugs worth Tk 12 crore in Cox's Bazar
Seized arms include three pistols, one revolver, seven guns, 16 rounds of ammunition, three magazines and 588 kg explosive like substance.
Meanwhile, BGB arrested 223 smugglers, 86 Bangladeshi nationals and four Indian nationals who tried to cross the border illegally.
2 years ago
Smuggled goods worth Tk 137 crore seized in July
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized smuggled goods, ammunition and drugs worth around Tk 137 crore in different drives in July.
The drugs seized by BGB included 11,00,262 Yaba pills, 12.4 Kgs of Crystal Meth (Ice), 3.1 kgs of heroin, 2,538 kgs of hemp, 31,174 bottles of Phensedyl, 14,633 bottles of foreign liquor, 344 liters of local liquor, 4,721 cans of beer, 4,16,301 packets of cigarettes, 536 kgs of tobacco leaves, 19,272 injections, 6,714 bottles of Eascof syrup, 1,000 bottles of Macdil Syrup, 16,695 Sanagra tablets and 5,08,214 other tablets, said a press release.
Read: BGB-BSF DG-level border conference begins in Dhaka
Besides, 582 kgs of gold, 26 kgs of silver, 1,75,646 cosmetics items, 3,814 imitation jewelleries, 10,076 Sarees, 1,397 other clothing items, 1,092 pieces of readymade garment items, 1,027 cubic feet of timber, 8,359 kgs of tea leaves, 1,31,700 kgs of coal, 441 kgs of fishing nets, 15 touchstone idols, five trucks and covered vans, five private cars and microbuses, six pick up vans, 32 CNG-run auto-rickshaws and easy bikes and 70 motorcycles were among the seized goods.
BGB also seized 24 weapons, five magazines, 28 rounds of bullets, 1 portal shell, 1 rifle barrel and 31 empty bullet shells.
Besides, legal action has been taken against 260 smugglers, 362 Bangladeshi citizens and 23 Indian citizens for crossing the border illegally during this period, said Md Shariful Islam, public relations officer of BGB headquarters.
2 years ago
Smuggled goods worth Tk 131.58 cr seized by BGB in June
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods, arms, ammunition and drugs worth Tk 131.58 crore across the country in June.
The seized drugs include 11,78,286 Yaba pills, 5.35 Kg crystal meth, 29,876 bottles of phensedyl, 11,667 bottles of foreign liquor, 127 liters of local liquor, 2,482 cans of beer, 2,949 kg cannabis, 8.4 gm heroin, 36,573 injections, 5,400 Eskuf syrups, 521 bottles of MkDil/Cofidil, 8,221 Anegra/Senegra tablets, 92,406 different types of medicines and 93,111 tablets, said a BGB media release on Sunday.
Other smuggled items include 18.89 kg gold, 5 kg silver, 86,423 cosmetic items, 2,552 imitation jewelries, 10,145 sharees, 9,379 three-piece/shirt-piece/bed-sheet/blankets, 5,249 readymade garments, 1,210 cft timber, 4,909 kg of tea leaves, 31,600 kg of coal, 5 touch stone made statues, 770 bottles of pesticides, 3 trucks/covered vans, 5 private cars/microbuses, 3 pickup vans, 35 CNG/battery autorickshaws.
Also read: BGB-BSF border conference underway in Jashore
Seized arms include seven pistols, one revolver, five guns, two guns, 14 rounds of ammunition, two magazines and five cocktails.
Meanwhile, BGB arrested 228 smugglers , 268 Bangladeshi nationals and 15 Indian nationals who tried to cross border illegally.
Also read: BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 132 crore in May
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BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 132 crore in May
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh(BGB) have seized smuggled goods, ammunition and drugs worth around Tk 132 crore through drives at different places of the country including in border areas in May.
Among the drugs seized by the BGB are-- 12,13,171 Yaba pills, 7,898 Kgs of Crystal Meth(Ice), 1,885 kgs of heroin, 3,150 kgs of hemp, 22,067 bottles of Phensedyl, 12,588 bottles of foreign liquor, 3,960 cans of beer, 2,148 kgs of Marijuana, 2,80,639 packets of cigarettes and Bidi, 835 kgs of tobacco leaves, 51,137 injections, 5,696 bottles of Eascof syrup, 1,031 bottles of Mcadyl syrup, 6, 4,400 Sanagra tablets and 68, 963 other tablets, said a press release.
Also read: BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 143 cr in April
Besides, 14,585 kgs of gold, 35,274 kgs of silver, 71,959 cosmetics items, 18,786 imitation jewelleries, 9,526 Sarees, 1,800 pieces of other clothing items, 466 pieces of readymade garments items, 1,942 cubic feet of timber, 5,536 kgs of tea leaves, 49,600 kgs of coal, 111 kgs of fishing nets, a statue made of precious stone, five trucks and covered vans, four private cars and microbuses, seven pick up vans, 25 CNG-run auto-rickshaws and easy bikes and 84 motorcycles were among the seized goods.
BGB also seized 31 weapons, two magazines, 84 rounds of bullets and 116 kgs of explosives.
Besides, legal action has been taken against 227 smugglers, 163 Bangladeshi citizens, nine Indian citizens and one Afgan citizen for crossing the border illegally, said Public Relations Officer of BGB Headquarters Md Shariful Islam.
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BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 143 cr in April
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized different types of smuggled goods including arms and drugs worth Tk 143.01 crore in anti-smuggling drives across the country in April this year.
Sources at the BGB headquarters said the seized drugs include 15,93,205 Yaba pills, 3.192 kg crystal meth also known as ice, 7.150 kg heroin (brown sugar), 4 kg opium, 22,854 bottles of Phensidyl, 10,386 bottles of foreign liquor, 4,608 cans of beer, 2,571 kgs of hemp, 50,102 stimulant injections, 25,605 Anegra and Senegra tablets, 5,044 Eascof syrup, two bottles of LSD and 86,163 other tablets during the period between April 1 and April 31.
Also read: BGB recover drugs worth Tk 335 crore including yaba, crystal meth since January
Other smuggled goods include 15.954 kg gold, 26 kg silver, 3,10,030 cosmetics items, 44,240 imitation jewellery, 20,051 sarees, 4,583 three-piece sets, blanket, bed sheets and shirt pieces, 1,206 pieces readymade garments, 2,925 cubic feet of timber, 7,028 kgs of tea, 30,450 kgs of coal, three touch stone idols, 14 trucks/covered vans, five private cars/microbuses, eight pickup vans, 27 CNG and engine driven auto-rickshaws and 73 motorcycles.
The seized arms included two pistols, four guns, 21 rounds of bullets and 3.4 kg gun powder.
Besides, legal action has been taken against 251 smugglers, 145 Bangladeshi nationals and nine Indians for illegally crossing the border during the period, said Public Relations Officer of the BGB headquarters Md Shariful Islam.
2 years ago
BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 118 cr in March
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized different types of smuggled goods including arms and drugs worth Tk 118.11 crore in anti-smuggling drives across the country in March this year.
Sources at the BGB headquarters said the seized drugs include 13,41,023 Yaba pills, 5.044 kg crystal meth also known as ice, 3.513 kg heroin (brown sugar), 1.275 kg opium, 38,637 bottles of Phensidyl, 17492 bottles of foreign liquor, 2595 cans of beer, 2744 kgs of hemp, 53,322 stimulant injections, 21,505 pieces of Anegra and Senegra tablets, 4,591 Eascof syrup and 3,74,568 other tablets during the period between March 1 and March 31.
Read: BGB seizes Yaba worth Tk 5.1 crore from Cox's Bazar
Other smuggled goods include 1.173 kg gold, 20 kg silver, 4, 35,530 cosmetics items, 2,513 imitation jewellery, 11,730 sarees, 2 ,213 three-piece sets, blanket and shirt pieces, 1345 pieces readymade garments, 3,492 cubic feet of timber, 9,424 kgs of tea, 33,930 kgs of coal, one touch stone idol, six trucks/covered vans, four private cars/microbuses, eight pickup vans, 35 CNG and engine driven auto-rickshaws and 71 motorcycles.
The seized arms included one pistol, two guns, 16 rounds of bullets and one magazine.
Besides, legal action has been taken against 374 smugglers and six Indians for illegally crossing the border during the period, said Public Relations Officer of the BGB headquarters Md Shariful Islam.
3 years ago
BGB seized smuggled goods, drugs worth over Tk1073 crore in 2021
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods, arms and drugs worth around Tk1,073.44 crore in various drives across the country last year.
The seized narcotics included 22,440,009 Yaba pills, 331,785 bottles of phensedyl, 213,989 bottles of foreign liquor, 131,899 cans of beer, 19,492kg cannabis, 139kg heroin, 7,169 bottles of Cofidil and 237,506 Senegra tablets.
Around 50.433kg gold, 321kg silver, nine touchstone statues, 1,295,542 pieces of cosmetics, 55,947 sarees, 9,627 readymade garments, 53,757kg tea leaves, 165,405kg coal, 85 trucks, 60 private cars/microbuses, 80 pickup trucks, 368 CNG/battery run auto-rickshaws and 1,103 motorcycles were also seized.
The arms and ammunition seized included 44 pistols, 67 different types of guns, four revolvers, 35 magazines, 32 mortar shells and 250 rounds of bullets.
Legal actions were taken against 3,599 people for their involvement in smuggling.
Some 2,244 Bangladeshis and 86 Indian citizens were arrested for crossing the border illegally, BGB said.
3 years ago
Smuggled drugs & goods worth TK 87 crore seized in Nov: BGB
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled goods, arms, ammunition and drugs worth
Tk 87,96,86,000 during drives conducted in bordering and other areas in November.
Seized narcotics and alcoholic beverages include 3.23kg of crystal methamphetamine, 13 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets, 24,550 bottles of phensedyl, foreign liquor, beer and weed, the BGB said in a statement Friday.
Also read: BGB arrests smuggler with 1.4 kg gold
Other seized items include 3.294 kg of gold, 44 kg of silver, cosmetics, imitation jewellry, sarees, wood, coal and 126 vehicles, as per the statement.
BGB also seized 11 different types of guns and four Chinese axes.
During the drives, BGB arrested 299 people for smuggling, and 126 Bangladeshis and nine Indians for illegally crossing the border.
Also read: BGB recovers Tk 6 crore worth Yaba from Teknaf
Legal action is underway against the arrestees, the BGB said.
3 years ago