Detectives have arrested seven members of a RMG goods theft syndicate in Dhaka’s Uttara and Burichong thana area of Cumilla district.
The detectives also recovered 4,705 RMG products and two covered vans from their possessions.
The arrestees are Md. Shahed alias Saeed alias Sylheti Saeed (the ringleader of the gang), Razzak, Yusuf, Mainul, Alamin, Dulal Hossain and Khairul.
Briefing reporters at the DMP media Centre on Monday, Additional Commissioner (DB) of DMP AKM Hafiz Akhter said Network Clothing Limited, a RMG goods exporter, shipped a total of 17,152 pieces of garment goods in 1,431 cartons for export.
After the shipment reached the Chittagong port, 5,000 pieces of goods were found missing during the count.
A case was filed in this regard on September 17 at Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station. DB (Tejgaon division) started investigating the case, he said.
He said on the basis of information technology and intelligence information, the Tejgaon zonal team of DB (Tejgaon Division) raided Uttara area in Dhaka city and arrested Razzak, Yusuf and Mainul and Khairul on Friday.
They also recovered some stolen garments and a covered van from their possessions.
According to their statements, Al-Amin and Dulal were arrested along with the rest of the stolen garments and another covered van from Nimsar area of Burichang police station in Cumilla district. Later, ringleader of the gang Md. Shahed alias Sylhet Saeed was arrested according to the information gleaned from the other arrestees.
There are 24 cases against Shahed in different police stations of the country including Dhaka and Chittagong. Shahed served jail term for a long time in six cases.
Additional Commissioner (DB) said Shahed had stolen RMG goods worth several thousand crores from 5,000 trucks / covered vans at different times.
Meanwhile, Hafiz Akhter said another garment exporter Jayanti Knit Wire Ltd shipped a total of 28,820RMG goods in 374 cartons for export to Chittagong port through a covered van on May 11 last.
After the export of the goods, it was found that each carton contains 20/40 pieces less than the exported amount. The foreign buyer fined Jayanti Knit Wire $28,908 dollars for the goods. This has also tarnished the international reputation of the organization, he said.
A case was filed in this regard on September 12, 2021 at Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station, he said.
Later, on September 13, Mohiuddin, Mubarak, Ibrahim and Emran, the driver of the covered van, were arrested in separate drives in different areas of the capital.
The operation to recover the stolen RMG goods and arrest the fugitives involved in it is continuing, he said.
Source: United News of Bangladesh