Border Guard Bangladesh seized illegal Indian sarees, three-piece sets, other goods and a vehicle valued at Tk9.29 million in separate operations in Cumilla early Sunday. Special patrol teams from Shiberbazar BOP in Chauddagram and Kotbazar Post in Adarsha Sadar conducted the raids at about 4:30am.

According to 10 BGB sources, the Shiberbazar patrol operated in the Chaoyara Bazar area, about six kilometres inside the border, while the Kotbazar team conducted its operation in the Palpara area, about five kilometres inside the border. The items were recovered from an ownerless vehicle.

The seized goods included various types of Indian sarees, three-piece sets, Red Bull and Move balm, along with the vehicle. Lieutenant Colonel Mir Ali Ejaj, commander of Cumilla Battalion 10 BGB, said the process was under way to hand over the seized goods to customs authorities in accordance with regulations. BGB said its strict operations against smuggling and all forms of cross-border crime would continue.