Cumilla:Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 89 kilograms of Indian cannabis and 60 bottles of liquor during an anti-smuggling operation in the Chauddagram border area of the district. The contraband items were found along with a Hiace microbus.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Geetbari Border Outpost patrol team from Cumilla Battalion (10 BGB) conducted the operation this morning. They searched a suspicious Hiace microbus in the Gangra area, located about 600 yards inside Bangladesh from the border, where they discovered the cannabis and liquor. Subsequently, they seized the microbus.
Cumilla Battalion (10 BGB) Commander Lieutenant Colonel Mir Ali Ejaz confirmed the seizure at noon. He stated that BGB's regular operations against drugs, smuggling, and other cross-border crimes continue in the border areas.
The seized drugs and the microbus have been handed over to Chauddagram Police Station after completing the necessary legal procedures.