Kushtia:Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) conducted successful operations along the Kushtia and Meherpur borders, seizing a significant amount of illegal substances, including hemp and alcohol, on Sunday.
According to United News of Bangladesh, BGB members confiscated 18 kg of hemp, 75 bottles of Indian Fairdeal syrup, and 56 bottles of Indian liquor. The total estimated value of these seizures amounts to Tk 1.77 lakh.
The operations were carried out by different patrol teams. A team from Dhola BOP under Kushtia Battalion (47 BGB) discovered 18 kg of unclaimed Indian hemp worth Tk 63,000 at Dholar Math around 200 a.m. on Saturday. In a separate operation at approximately the same time on Sunday, a patrol team from Kazipur BOP seized 75 bottles of Indian Fairdeal syrup and 56 bottles of Indian liquor valued at Tk 1.14 lakh from Mathurapur Refugeepara field.
Kushtia Battalion (47 BGB) Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Rashed Kamal Roni confirmed the seizures and reiterated BGB's firm stance and ongoing intelligence efforts to combat drug smuggling, aiming to ensure a secure border.