BSS
  05 Nov 2024, 23:22

BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk over 8cr in Sylhet

DHAKA, Nov 5, 2024 (BSS) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today seized smuggled goods worth about Taka over 8.02 crore from Radhanagar border area under Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet.

The operation was conducted based on secret information by the 48th BGB Battalion and local police.

"The operation team seized smuggled goods including cloths, Indian liquor and cash money from Radhanagar frontier area under Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet today," Sylhet BGB Battalion-48 Commander Lt. Col. Md Hafizur Rahman told journalists this evening.

The seized items are 2,907 pieces of Indian sarees, 1,162 pieces of Kasmiri shawls, 413 three-pieces suits, 12,435 meters various types of fabrics, 1,160 meters of blazer fabrics, 1,556 meters of velvet sofa cover fabrics, 44,722 pieces of assorted creams, 1,669 pieces of face wash, 612 pieces of baby lotion, 2,62,990 pieces of chocolates, 13,260 pieces of E-Cap tablets and other Indian products.

A legal action is under process in this connection.