UNB, Khulna :
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized Indian sarees worth Tk 3.44 crore in Rupsha Khan Jahan Ali Bridge area early Friday.
Tipped-off, a team of coast guard, led by contingent commander of west zone Mujibur Rahman, raided the area and seized a truck loaded with Indian sarees at about 12:30am.
The sized smuggled goods were handed over to Khulna Customs, said Mujibur Rahman. However, none was arrested in this connection Besides, detectives arrested eight robbers along with firearms from Phultola Bhoirab River ghat area on Thursday night. During the drive, police recovered one pipe gun, two cartridges of pistol and eight knives from the spot, said officer-in-charge Akkas Ali of Detective Branch of district police.
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized Indian sarees worth Tk 3.44 crore in Rupsha Khan Jahan Ali Bridge area early Friday.
Tipped-off, a team of coast guard, led by contingent commander of west zone Mujibur Rahman, raided the area and seized a truck loaded with Indian sarees at about 12:30am.
The sized smuggled goods were handed over to Khulna Customs, said Mujibur Rahman. However, none was arrested in this connection Besides, detectives arrested eight robbers along with firearms from Phultola Bhoirab River ghat area on Thursday night. During the drive, police recovered one pipe gun, two cartridges of pistol and eight knives from the spot, said officer-in-charge Akkas Ali of Detective Branch of district police.