Chakaria:Police have successfully recovered 150 sacks of sugar, amounting to 7.5 tonnes, from the Harbang area under Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar. The recovery is part of an investigation into a sugar hijacking case.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, this latest operation brings the total recovered sacks to 284 out of the 300 that were hijacked from a covered van in Patiya upazila of Chattogram. The hijacked sugar is valued at approximately Tk 16 lakh.
Sub-Inspector Mahbubur Rahman of Patiya Police Station reported that the sugar was found in an abandoned tailor shop in the Nonachhari area early Friday. Prior to this, police had recovered 134 sacks of sugar from a warehouse in Aziz Nagar Bazar of Bandarban on Wednesday night.
The covered van driver, Md. Alamgir, has been arrested in connection with the case and was presented before a court on Friday. A formal case was filed with the Patiya Police Station on Thursday, and authorities continue to investigate the whereabouts of the remaining sugar.