The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods worth over Tk 170.18 crore from the bordering areas in the month of February, said a press release of the paramilitary force.
The seized contraband items included 2.529kg of gold, 85. 400 grams of silver, 8,784 saris, 6,811 three-piece/shirt piece/chadar/blanket, 7,204 ready-made garments, 12,202 meters of than cloth, 3,39,920 cosmetics, 7,166 imitation jewelry, 1,686,739 fireworks, 6,782 cubic feet of wood, 2,434 kg of tea leaves, 48,839 kg of betel nut, 2,69,824 kg of sugar, 4,093 kg of fertilizer,
32 liters of diesel, 23,820 kg of coal, 1,310 cubic feet of stone, 115 kg of yarn/current net, 559 mobiles, 3,852 mobile displays, 30,624 glasses, 67,135 kg of various fruits, 670 kg Edible oil, 4,336 kg of onion, 2,483 kg of garlic, 13,406 kg of cumin, 2,835 kg of raisins, 1,91,591 pieces of chocolate, 9 trucks, 11 pickups, 2 private cars/microbuses, 1 covered van, 1 tractor, 46 boats, 27 CNG/easy bikes, 44 motorcycles and 31 bicycles.
The BGB also seized weapons include two pistols, two guns, two magazines, five bullets, one mortar shell and 69 hand grenades in the last month.
A large quantity of narcotics was also seized by the BGB in the last month.
The seized drugs and narcotics included 1,159,748 pieces of Yaba tablets, 5 kg 878 grams of heroin, 2 kg 297 grams of cocaine, 23,044 bottles of Phensedyl, 14,935 bottles of foreign liquor, 160 liters of Bengali liquor, 713 bottles of canned beer, 2,693 kg of marijuana, 3,40,242 packets of bidis and cigarettes,
40,914 narcotic tablets/injections, 3,787 bottles of Escafe syrup, 208 bottles of MKDIL/Kofidil, 6,97,872 pieces of various medicines and tablets and 59,969 Anegra/Senegra tablets.
In addition, the BGB demolished poppy in 28.5 acres of land in Bandarban district.
The paramilitary force arrested 134 smugglers on charges of involvement in various types of drug trafficking including Yaba.
It also took legal action against 281 Bangladeshi citizens and 13 Indian citizens for illegally crossing the border.
Besides, 931 Myanmar citizens were pushed back to their country in February as they trying to enter Bangladesh, said the official release.
