DHAKA, Jan 26, 2026 (BSS)- The para-military Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)  seized various types of smuggled goods worth about Tk 1,908.28 crore raiding in  border areas and other places of the country from January 1 to December 31, 2025. 

A BGB press release today said, the seized contraband items  include 60 kg 556 grams of gold, 168 kg 241 grams of silver, 1,71,190 sarees, 1,26,779 three-piece/shirt pieces/chadars/blankets, 1,33,338 ready-made garments, 1,05,371 meters cloths, 68,76,611 cosmetics, 98,706 imitation jewelry, 2,07,46,144 fireworks, 11,65,489 kgs of sugar, 37,618.5 kg of tea leaves, 3,05,438 kg of onions, 70,293 kg of garlic, 2,35,843 kg of cumin, 1,40,274 cubic feet of wood, 19,300 cubic feet of stone, 4,55,752 kg of coal, 13 stone idols,  1,02,912 kg of fertilizers, 34,531 packets of various types of seeds, 4,201 liters of diesel/petrol/octane, 9,013 mobiles, 1,23,247 mobile displays, 4,77,694 pieces of glasses, 3,346,848 pieces of chocolates,12,294 cows/buffaloes and 1,708 various types of vehicles. 

Besides, the weapons recovered during the same period, including 64 pistols, two SMGs, 19 hand grenades, 10 ammunitions revolvers, 56 various types of guns, 1,509 ammunition, 57 magazines, 8 mortar shells, 73,100 lead bullets, 20.05 kg of gun powder, 4 mines, 79 hand bombs, 40 petrol bombs, 178 cocktails and 25 other weapons. 

During this time, 1,47,14,298 pieces of Yaba tablets, 10 kg 408 grams of crystal meth ice, 1,33,396 bottles of Phensedyl, 1,30,546 bottles of foreign liquor, 2,673 liters of 75 grams of Bengali liquor, 12,678 cans of beer, 22,137 kg of marijuana, 55 kg 636 grams of heroin, 13 kg 647 grams of cocaine, 84 bottles of LSD, 4,26,705 Anegra/Senegra tablets, 1,05,765 Escafe syrup, 1,14,58,693 various types of medicines, 1,649 bottles of MKDil/Kofidil and 6,94,082 narcotic and stimulant injections. 

Besides,  in 2025, BGB arrested 2,334 people on charges of involvement in various types of drug trafficking and other smuggling, including Yaba and crystal meth ice, and 4,238 Bangladeshi citizens, 124 Indian citizens, and 7,368 Myanmar citizens for illegally crossing the border.

A legal action was taken against them,  the release added.