Deer musks seized in Joypurhat

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yearly yesterday seized 52 deer musks worth about Tk 1.04 crore from an open field at Rambhadrapur village of Panchbibi upazila in Joypurhat.

Acting on a tip-off, BGB raided the area, and handed the musks to Dinajpur Customs, said Lt Col Abdul Khobir, commander of BGB-3 Battalion, adding that sensing BGB's presence, the smugglers fled the scene.

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Musk is an expensive substance with a persistent odour, obtained from the gland of the male musk deer in its back/rectal area, used as a perfume fixative, incense material, and medicine.