Meherpur:Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 32 gold bars weighing approximately 3.941 kilograms and valued at Tk 7.35 crore in Meherpur. The operation led to the arrest of two alleged smugglers attempting to smuggle the gold into India via the Nazirakona border.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Chuadanga Battalion (BGB-6) conducted a drive in the Nagarbil area, located about 700 yards inside Bangladesh from border pillar No. 110, under the Nazirakona Border Outpost in Mujibnagar upazila. The action followed a tip-off received by the BGB.
At around 1240 pm, BGB personnel observed two men carrying a bag toward the border. The men attempted to flee upon noticing the BGB, abandoning the bag. The BGB personnel pursued and apprehended them.
The arrested individuals were identified as Md Asadul, 50, and Md Juel Hossain, 30, both from Sonapur Notun Para village in Mujibnagar upazila. In the presence of local residents, BGB personnel recovered the 32 gold bars from the abandoned bag. The gold is valued at Tk 7,35,19,355.
The process of handing over the detainees to Mujibnagar Police Station and depositing the seized gold with the Meherpur Treasury Office is currently underway, the BGB press release stated.