Industrial Police have seized 300 sacks of illegally transported urea fertiliser from a truck at Kachhapia intersection in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram.
The drive was conducted around 11pm on Friday by a team from the Mirsarai camp of Industrial Police-3, Chattogram.
Police also detained the truck driver, identified as Mehedi Hasan Roman, 25, and seized the vehicle.
Police Inspector (OC, Intelligence) Mohammad Morshed Parvez Talukder of Industrial Police-3 confirmed the incident.
He said the fertiliser was being illegally smuggled from Ghorashal Fertilizer Factory in Narsingdi.
Acting on a tip-off, police set up a temporary checkpoint and searched the truck, recovering the fertiliser in the presence of witnesses.
Legal proceedings are being initiated at Zorarganj Police Station against the driver and others involved for transporting and smuggling fertiliser without valid documentation.
