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.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized smuggled goods including arms and drugs worth Tk 119.61 crore from different parts of the country including the border areas in February.  The seized drugs include 15,57,716  Yaba pills, 4.170 kgs crystal meth ice, 2.100 kgs opium, 29,539 bottles of phensidyl, 1,902 kgs cannabis, 10.120 kgs heroin and 1,52,787 injections, says Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the BGB headquarters  Md Shariful Islam.  Read:Shakil Ahmed takes over as new BGB chief Other smuggled items include 5.870 kg gold, 46.065 kg silver, 1,21,585 cosmetics, 12,179 imitation jeweleries, 6,269 sarees, 20,474  three-piece sets, shirt pieces, blanket, 2721 cubic feet timber, 6,639 kgs tea leaves, 19,410 kg coal, 2 touch stone statues, four trucks, covered vans, four private cars, microbuses, 16 pickups, 35 easybikes and 75 motorcycles.  The seized firearms included a pistol, a gun, 11 rounds of ammunition and a magazine.  Besides, legal action has been taken against 259 smugglers, 209 Bangladeshi nationals and 11 Indian nationals on trespassing charge. 

Five Rohingyas were arrested Sunday with arms and drugs during a joint operation by the Armed Police Battalion (APBN) and Ukhia Police in Cox's Bazar’s Ukhia  Rohingya camp. The arrestees were listed criminal Nur Kalam, under-warranted accused Fayez and Md Abul Kalam; Osman and Akter Hossain. Read: 6 Rohingyas held from refugee camps Md Naimul Haque, 14-APBN captain said APBN and Ukhia police conducted a joint operation around 3:30 pm on Sunday. During the operation, five Rohingyas were arrested and a locally made shooter-gun, one round of ammunition and 122 pieces of yaba were seized from them. Read: 11 Rohingyas held in Panchagarh According to APBn sources, the arrestees were involved in various crimes including intimidation, extortion and kidnapping of ordinary Rohingyas in the camp area.

In an overnight drive, members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man, locally known as ‘Golden Monir’, along with ‘arms, drugs and huge foreign currencies’ from his residence in the capital’s Badda area.