Smuggled goods worth Tk 7.5cr seized in Sylhet

BSS
Published On: 28 Jun 2025, 18:32
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SYLHET, June 28, 2025 (BSS) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate 
drives seized smuggled goods worth Taka 7.5 crore in different frontier areas 
of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts.

On a tip-off, a BGB team conducted drives on Friday in frontier areas of 
Tamabil, Sangram, Damdamia, Bichnakandi, Utma, Banglabazar, Sonalichela, 
Panthumai, Minatila and Sreepur BOP of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts under 
the Sylhet Battalion and seized the goods, said BGB Sylhet Sector Commander 
Colonel Mohammad Saiful Islam Chowdhury at a press briefing this afternoon.

During the drives, a large quantity of Indian sarees, sunglasses, Clop G 
cream, cows, betel nuts, blankets, chocolates, eyeball candy, juice, liquor 
and a boat used for illegally extracting stones were seized. 

Colonel Mohammad Saiful Islam Chowdhury said the BGB's operational and 
intelligence activities are continuing to maintain security at the border, 
prevent smuggling and drug trafficking. 

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