Chattogram:The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has successfully seized a substantial amount of Indian sarees, cosmetics, and other smuggled goods in three separate operations along the border, resulting in the detention of eight individuals.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the BGB disclosed this information through separate press releases issued today. In one operation conducted by the Ramgarh Battalion (43 BGB) in Chattogram, 484 Indian sarees were seized in the Chhotoforinga border area under Mirsharai upazila. The special patrol team carried out the operation around 530 am in the Nayaatila Mazar area, two kilometers inside Bangladesh from border pillar 2203/2-RB. The abandoned sarees have an estimated value of Taka 19.36 lakh and are in the process of being handed over to customs authorities.
In another operation, the Jashore Battalion (49 BGB) seized various smuggled items during a patrol by the Benapole Integrated Check Post (ICP). The confiscated goods included 49 Indian sarees, clothing items, blankets, food products, and 141 cosmetic items, collectively valued at around Taka 4,62,200.
Additionally, a patrol team from Baghdanga Border Outpost under Maheshpur Battalion (58 BGB) detained eight individuals in the Maheshpur border area on October 13. The operation was based on secret information, aiming to prevent the trafficking of narcotics and smuggled goods. The BGB stated that intelligence activities and operations are ongoing to strengthen border security and combat smuggling.