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14 gold bars seized in Jashore

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14 gold bars seized in Jashore

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 14 gold bars weighing around 1.630kg from Pachvulot border under Sharsha upazila of  Jashore.

Lieutenant Colonel Tanveer Ahmed, commander of the BGB-21 battalion, said tipped-off that a consignment of gold was being smuggled to India, a team of the BGB conducted a drive in Pachvulot area around 11:30pm on Wednesday, reports UNB.

Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, a suspected smuggler jumped into the Ichamati River leaving behind a bag, he said.

The border battalion recovered the gold bars worth Tk 1.4 crore from the bag, he added.

Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul  

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