Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods worth Tk273.38 crore in operations along the country’s borders and elsewhere in October 2026. The force also reported seizing more than 40 lakh yaba tablets, along with other drugs, firearms and ammunition.
The seized goods included 1.435kg of gold, 13,778 saris, 2,028 garments, 381 mobile phones, 15,048 mobile phone screens and 12,578 phone components, according to the press release.
BGB also seized 2,168,500 litres of edible oil, 1,010,800kg of monofilament fishing nets, 33,691kg of cumin and 12,142kg of fertiliser. Other items included cosmetics, fireworks, medicines, pesticides, timber and coal, as well as 73 motorcycles and 36 boats.
The force recovered one submachine gun, six pistols, five other weapons, seven magazines, 120 rounds of ammunition and 19 crude bombs.
The drug seizures included 4,045,412 yaba tablets, 941g of heroin, 8.097kg of crystal methamphetamine, 1,564kg of cannabis and 1,201 bottles of Phensedyl. BGB also seized alcohol, other syrups and 283,344 other intoxicant tablets.
BGB said it detained 219 people on suspicion of drug trafficking and other smuggling offences. It separately detained 114 Bangladeshis, seven Indians and 350 Myanmar nationals for allegedly crossing the border illegally. The force said it took legal action against those detained.
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