Dried turtle seized from smugglers
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized about 124 kg dried turtle, allegedly prepared for smuggling to India, in Nawabganj upazila of Dinajpur district yesterday morning.
Tipped off, a BGB team of Phulbari 40 Battalion led by Subedar Safi Uddin Hawladar raided Tikur village of Nawabganj upazila when some people were getting ready to smuggle the dried turtle to India through Hili border of Hakimpur upazila, BGB sources said.
Chased by the BGB jawans, the smugglers ran about half a kilometre and then managed to flee away, leaving the dried turtle.
Lt Col Amirul Islam, commanding officer of Phulbari 40 Battalion, confirmed the incident.
Seizure of the dried turtle, first time in the district, shows that it has appeared as a new item for smuggling to neighbouring India, said BGB official.
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