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CHATTOGRAM, May 19, 2026 (BSS) - Bangladesh Coast Guard conducted two separate operations in Patenga and seized huge amount of jet fuel, diesel, octane, and edible oil. 

Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujan, the Coast Guard Media Officer, confirmed the operations on Tuesday afternoon. The Coast Guard is actively working to prevent smuggling and illegal stockpiling of fuel in coastal areas. In one operation in the VIP Road area of Patenga police station in Chattogram city, 7,000 liters of jet fuel, 6,000 liters of diesel, 1,500 liters of octane, and a truck used for transportation were seized from a secret warehouse based on secret information received around 11 pm on Monday. 

During another operation in the Akmal Ali Switch Gate area of the city's EPZ police station on the same night, the Coast Guard recovered 5,000 liters of soybean oil valued at around TK nine lakh, which had been illegally unloaded from a ship. 

The smugglers managed to escape before they could be apprehended. 

The Coast Guard has increased intelligence surveillance to identify the main culprits involved in the incident. They are prepared to conduct joint operations with other forces if necessary. 

Legal action against the seized fuel, edible oil, and the truck is currently underway. 

The Coast Guard authorities have stated that they will continue to conduct such operations in the future to prevent smuggling in the region.