BGB seizes 650kg hilsa worth over Tk10 lakh in Cumilla, smugglers flee to India
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized approximately 650 kilograms of hilsa fish worth over Tk10 lakh near the Indian border in the Cumilla.
“The seized hilsa fish was valued at Tk1,600 per kilogram, amounting over Tk10.25 lakh,” Lieutenant Colonel AM Jaber Bin Jabbar, Commander of the BGB-60 battalion told The Business Standard.
“The fish was subsequently auctioned, and the proceeds were deposited into the government treasury.”
According to BGB sources, around 1pm today (11 September), during a routine patrol, BGB personnel spotted smugglers transporting the Hilsa in the North Anandapur area of Burichong Upazila, within 100 yards of the 2067 main pillar of the border.
Upon noticing the BGB patrol, the smugglers fled towards the Indian border and managed to escape.
