A joint force of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Bangladesh Army seized smuggled goods worth about Taka 3.5 crore from Haripur area under upazila of Sylhet district on Tuesday.
Sylhet BGB Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Md. Nazmul Haque confirmed this saying: "A large quantity of Indian cosmetics was seized in a joint drive from Haripur area of Jaintapur upazila in the morning."
These cosmetics were being loaded into trucks, covered with sand. The estimated value of the seized goods is Taka 3.5 crore, he added.
The BGB commander also said that the BGB's operational activities and intelligence activities are continuing to maintain security at the border areas and prevent smuggling.
