Seized items included over 40 lakh yaba tablets, 8kg of crystal meth, and 1,564kg of cannabis, while 219 suspected smugglers were arrested.
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Official Logo of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods, arms and narcotics worth Tk273.37 crore during nationwide drives in October, including operations in border areas.
The seized goods included 1.435kg of gold, 13,778 sarees, 21,68,500 litres of edible oil, 381 mobile phones, 2,85,034 healthcare items, vehicle parts, timber and coal.
BGB also seized 207 vehicles and boats allegedly used for trafficking, reads a press release issued today (14 November).
BGB personnel recovered one submachine gun (SMG), six pistols, five other firearms, seven magazines and 120 rounds of ammunition. They also seized 19 crude bombs.
The narcotics seized during the month included 40,45,412 yaba tablets, 8.097kg of crystal meth, commonly known as ice, 941 grams of heroin, 1,201 bottles of Phensedyl, 11,307 bottles of foreign liquor and 1,564kg of cannabis.
During the drives, 219 alleged smugglers were arrested.
BGB also took legal action against 114 Bangladeshis, seven Indians, and 350 Myanmar nationals for illegally crossing the border.
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