2 arrested with illegal cigarettes worth Tk 83 lakh in Rangunia.

Staff Reporter ​chattagram The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two youths along with 18,890 packets of smuggled foreign cigarettes worth approximately Tk 83.03 lakh during a special operation in Rangunia, chattagram ​The Kaptai Battalion (41 BGB) intercepted a dumper truck carrying the contraband near the Eco Park area on the Chittagong-Kaptai highway around 4:00 AM on Wednesday (October 7). ​The arrestees have been identified as Touhidul Islam (21), son of Nazim Uddin from Nishchitpur village, and Sahedur Islam Nayan (22), son of the late Mohammad Ali from Shilok village in Rangunia. ​According to BGB sources, acting on a secret tip-off, a patrol team set up a special checkpoint in the Eco Park area along the Kaptai-Chittagong road and searched a suspicious dumper truck. During the drive, officers seized 17,090 packets of 'Patron' and 1,800 packets of 'Oris' brand illegal foreign cigarettes hidden inside the vehicle. The truck used for smuggling was also seized, and the two individuals on board were detained. ​Confirming the incident, Commanding Officer of Kaptai Battalion (41 BGB) Lieutenant Colonel Kawsar Mehedi stated that the smuggled cigarettes were being brought from the border area via the Kaptai Lake route and were bound for Chittagong city. Legal proceedings against the arrested individuals are underway, and the process to hand over the seized evidence along with the vehicle to Rangunia Police Station is in progress. ​BGB assured that alongside safeguarding the border, intelligence surveillance and anti-smuggling drives to curb crime will continue.