Bangladesh Coast Guard has arrested eight poachers with 13.5 kilograms of venison, deer remains, poison, and 18 kilograms of illegally caught crabs from the Sundarbans.
The operation was carried out on Thursday night (15 August) in the Dighi canal area near Harbaria under the Sundarbans.
During the raid, Coast Guard members seized 13.5 kilograms of venison, a deer’s head, four legs, a deer-hunting trap net, 18 kilograms of illegal crabs, five litres of poison and two boats.
Coast Guard media officer Lieutenant Rafid-As-Sami confirmed the matter, saying the arrests were made based on secret information about a group engaged in deer and crab poaching inside the forest.
The seized venison, crabs, poison, trap nets, boats and other evidence, along with the detainees, have been handed over to the Chandpai Forest Office for further legal action.