BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 1.33 billion in May

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized various types of smuggled goods worth over Tk 1.33 billion in the border areas and other places of the country in May last, said an official release of the paramilitary force.

The seized weapons include two domestic pistols, five foreign pistols, two 9mm pistols, two shot/pipe guns, five magazines, four crude bombs, 24 bullets and one hand grenade.

A huge quantity of narcotics was also seized by the BGB last month.

In the border operation, BGB arrested 145 smugglers and 715 Bangladeshi citizens and 10 Indian citizens for illegally crossing the border. Legal action was taken against the detainees.

In addition, 390 Myanmar citizens who tried to enter Bangladesh were sent back to their country.