Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized Indian sugar and tea leaves worth about over Taka 75 lakh in Radhanagar area of Jaflong on Monday (Sep 30).
"A team of BGB-48 Battalion conducted a drive in Sylhet Goainghat border area and seized 43,550-kg Indian sugar worth about Taka 74.61 lakh and 1,548 kg Indian tea leaves," Sylhet BGB Battalion-48 Commander Lt Col Md Hafizur Rahman confirmed the matter.
BGB will continue drives to protect border security and prevent smuggling, he said.
Seized smuggled goods were deposited to local customs.
BDST: 1722 HRS, SEPT 30, 2024
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