Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained a man along with six gold bars weighing 700 grams, with an estimated value of Tk1,35,85,000, during an operation at the Munshipur border in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga.
The detainee has been identified as Md Dabir Uddin, 55, hailing from Munshipur village under Damurhuda upazila.
According to Chuadanga Battalion (6 BGB) sources, a patrol team from the Munshipur Border Out Post (BOP), led by Havildar Md Al Amin, conducted the raid at around 1:35pm on Saturday. Dabir Uddin was detained near a graveyard, approximately 500 yards inside Bangladeshi territory from Main Pillar 93, while attempting to smuggle the gold into India.
The BGB informed that the process of handing over the detainee to Damurhuda Police Station to take legal action against him is currently underway. Proceedings are also ongoing to deposit the seized gold bars into the Chuadanga Treasury.
Chuadanga Battalion (6 BGB) Commanding Officer Lt Col Md Nazmul Hasan said that special operations and strict surveillance will continue in border areas in the future to prevent smuggling.
