BGB Seizes Indian Cigarettes Worth Tk 3.45 Lakh at Kulaura Border, Fires Blank Shot
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized illegal Indian cigarettes worth Tk 3,45,000 in an operation at the Dattagram border in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar. BGB members fired one blank round in self-defence when smugglers attacked them during the operation. The attackers later fled.
The Sreemangal Battalion (46 BGB) shared the information in a press release on Sunday.
According to the release, a BGB patrol team conducted a special operation at around 11:30 pm on Saturday in the Saimer Ghat area, about 150 yards inside from border pillar 1851/13-S, in the area under the Dattagram border outpost.
During the operation, 1,725 packets of illegal Indian cigarettes were seized in an ownerless condition. The cigarettes have an estimated market value of Tk 3,45,000.
While the operation was under way, a gang of 25 to 30 smugglers suddenly attacked the BGB patrol team.
To bring the situation under control and in self-defence, BGB members fired one blank round. The attackers scattered and fled.
Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Al Moin Hasan, commander of the Sreemangal Battalion, said legal action is being taken regarding the seized cigarettes.
He said intelligence efforts are under way to identify those involved in the attack and bring them under the law.
