360-kg chemical-mixed shrimp destroyed, fined Tk 18,000 in Khulna

A mobile court seized 360-kg chemical-mixed shrimp from Bakchor intersection under Kotwali Police Station in Jashore district last night. The mobile court also fined Taka 18,000 to a fish factory owner on charge of trading chemical-mixed shrimp locally known as jellyfish. Being informed, the mobile court set up a temporary check post at Bakchar intersection on Khulna-Jashore highway to check fish carrying different trucks, said a press release. The team intercepted a truck and seized 360-kg chemical-mixed shrimp after searching the truck, the release said. Later, the court destroyed the seized shrimp. Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha