Mymensingh: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested one person with a large amount of illegal Indian smuggled goods conducting a drive in Maraganger Kanda area under Haluaghat upazila at the district early today. The arrestee is identified as Habibur (35) from the spot, said RAB officials.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, acting on a tip-off, RAB team conducted the raid and found a stockpile of smuggled Indian goods hoarded for illegal trade. The elite anti-crime force recovered 3,720 kg of Indian cumin, 21,598 pieces of Johnson’s Baby soap, and 40 sacks of Indian cloth, estimating the market value to be nearly 1 crore taka, said RAB-14 commander and additional DIG Naimul Hasan.
Smuggled goods had been illegally stored in Bangladesh for a long time to evade import duties, Hasan stated.