Coast Guard seizes 28 kg of deer meat, heads and skins in raid at Koyra in the Sundarbans

The Coast Guard has seized deer meat, heads and skins in a raid in an area adjoining the Sundarbans in Koyra upazila of Khulna. Coast Guard media officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujan disclosed the information on Sunday (15 November) at noon.

He said that, acting on a tip-off, Coast Guard Station Koyra carried out a special operation at 6am on Sunday in the area adjoining the Bajbaja and Jhapjhapi canals under Koyra police station in Khulna.

During the operation, 28 kilograms of deer meat worth about Tk 78,000 were seized from the area. The seized evidence also included eight deer legs, two heads and two skins.

The Coast Guard said the seized evidence has been handed over to the Bajbaja Forest Station for further legal action.

Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujan added that the Coast Guard will continue such operations in the future to prevent the killing and trafficking of wildlife.