Border Guard Bangladesh’s Nildumur Battalion, known as 17 BGB, destroyed seized narcotics worth Tk319.4 million from border areas of Satkhira. The destruction took place formally at the Nildumur Battalion headquarters at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Brigadier General Mahmudul Hasan, regional commander of BGB’s South West Region, attended as chief guest.

According to BGB sources, 41 people were detained in operations conducted at different times in the border areas of Shyamnagar, Debhata and Kaliganj between September 7, 2023, and July 11, 2026. Authorities seized smuggled goods worth Tk518.6 million during those operations, including narcotics valued at Tk319.4 million.

The destroyed items included alcohol, Phensedyl and similar drugs, yaba, cannabis, heroin, LSD and crystal meth, also known as ice. Indian leaf cigarettes, illegal medicines, Sukhi pills and narcotic tablets were also destroyed. Mahmudul Hasan said BGB was working firmly toward a drug-free country and called for public participation alongside law enforcement agencies to build awareness and social resistance against drug trafficking.