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Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods worth over Tk307.65 crore in nationwide anti-smuggling operations in June 2026, according to an official press release.
The seized items included 5.592 kilogrammes of gold, large consignments of clothing such as 18,015 saris and 9,551 readymade garments, as well as 189,018 cosmetic products. Authorities also recovered 1.75 million pieces of fireworks, significant quantities of timber, tea leaves, betel nuts and coal, along with cigarettes, mobile phones and electronic accessories.
Other confiscated goods included electrical items, spectacles, spices, fertiliser, shrimp fry, fuel oils, pesticides, medicines, seeds and vehicle parts.
BGB also seized 11 trucks and covered vans, five pickups, three private cars and buses, three tractors, 20 trolleys and microbuses, 68 CNG-run vehicles and autorickshaws, 35 motorcycles and 53 bicycles and vans during the drives.
In addition to contraband goods, border forces recovered a cache of weapons, including eight pistols, one rifle, 16 magazines, 630 rounds of ammunition, two mines, six grenades and several other arms.
A large quantity of narcotics was also seized, including over 3.77 million yaba tablets, 18.15 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (ice), heroin, cannabis and various forms of liquor.
Authorities also confiscated thousands of bottles of cough syrup, intoxicant tablets and injections.
During the operations, BGB detained 212 individuals on charges related to drug trafficking and smuggling.
Separately, 47 Bangladeshi nationals, one Indian national and 284 Myanmar nationals were detained for illegal border crossings.
Legal action has been initiated against all those detained, the release added.