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Goods worth over Tk 2cr seized at Sylhet borders

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Sylhet Bureau :

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized goods valued at over Tk 2 crore being smuggled into India through the Sunamganj border on Wednesday and Thursday.
In addition to the goods, a truck and four pickups were also confiscated, according to a press release issued by BGB on Thursday.
A special patrol team, led by Subedar Abul Bashar, commander of the Banglabazar Border Outpost (BOP), conducted a raid in the Kushiara area early Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off about an attempt to smuggle Bangladeshi garlic, betel nut, and catfish to India through the Banglabazar border in Doarabazar Upazila of Sunamganj, the BGB seized 6,000 kg of betel nuts, 6,000 kg of garlic, and 4,000 kg of catfish (Shing Machh).
Earlier, on Wednesday, BGB personnel confiscated 11,15,552 pieces of Indian Skin Bright Cream during a raid at the Gowainghat border in Sylhet.
The total value of the seized goods is estimated at Tk 2,68,15,600 (two crore sixty-eight lakh fifteen thousand six hundred).
The confiscated items have been handed over to customs.

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