Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized illegal Indian goods worth over Tk 50 lakh from Tahirpur and Bishwambharpur border areas in Sunamganj District.
The operation details were confirmed on Monday by Lieutenant Colonel AKM Zakaria Kadir, commander of BGB Battalion-28.
According to BGB reports, the seized goods were confiscated from various locations including the Lau'r Garh, Chinakandi, Chanpur, and Charagaon border areas.
Acting on a tip-off, BGB patrol teams carried out the operation and confiscated 700 cubic feet of sand, three Mahindra tractors, and one pickup truck at Monai Para, all without owners. The total market value of these items is estimated at Tk 43 lakh 14 thousands.
Additionally, separate raids at Chanpur, Chinakandi, and Charagaon BOP in Bishwambharpur led to the seizure of 200 kilograms of apples, 34 bottles of Indian liquor, 3,290 kilograms of sugar, 3,455 kilograms of coal, and one motorcycle. The estimated value of these goods is 7, 40,900 taka.
