Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members have seized drugs and smuggled goods worth around Tk58.68 crore during the countrywide drives in last month, says a press release.
The release, issued from the BGB headquarters yesterday, claimed that they seized 2.05 lakh pieces yaba, 47,789 bottles of phensidyl, 662kg marijuana, 24,023 bottles of foreign liquors, 180gm heroin, 15,605 pieces of stimulants, 7,996 ampoules of drug injection and 18.94 lakh intoxicating tablets.
Besides, 12,015 pieces of sarees, 4,748 three-pieces, 22,554 lakh meters plain cloth, 3,159 pieces of garment product, 8,673 pieces machine parts, 1,510 cft wood and 2 stone statues were recovered. The seized volume included 4 pistols, 22 rounds of bullets and 7 magazines and 19 people got arrested in the aforesaid incidents.