Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled goods and narcotics worth about Tk 7.49 crore in coordinated operations across the 1,668.854-kilometer Rangpur region border during December 2025. The information was disclosed by Lieutenant Colonel Mahbub Ul Haque, the acting officer of the Rangpur region, at a press briefing held on Monday, January 12, 2026, at the Kurigram BGB hall room. A total of 70 suspects were detained during the month-long drives.
The seized items include Indian phensedyl, yaba, cannabis, heroin, tapentadol tablets, and other intoxicant syrups. BGB also recovered six foreign pistols, 29 rounds of ammunition, 197 cattle including cows and buffaloes, and various smuggled goods such as motorcycles, cosmetics, clothing, pesticides, cumin, bicycles, and stone artifacts. As part of anti-human trafficking efforts, 15 people at risk of trafficking were rescued and handed over to police, while surveillance against counterfeit currency and cross-border crimes was intensified.
Additionally, BGB distributed blankets among 1,125 cold-affected people and provided free medical care and medicines to 1,100 individuals. The official stated that patrols and operations will continue to ensure border security and internal law and order.
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